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- NOTE 1./ Pulaski County GaArchives History .....Hartford 1935 <<http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/pulaski/history/other/gms90hartford.txt>>
In the east side of the Ocmulgee River, in Pulaski County, just opposite Hawkinsville, is a small village or hamlet located at the approach of the World War Memorial bridge. To the traveler passing through, the sight of two wooden stores and a few modest homes means nothing. Another view shows groups of enormous water oaks, clusters of immense cedars, probably more than a century
old, and trees of blooming crape myrtle.
This little hamlet is not a deserted suburb of Hawkinsville, as one might think, but it is all that is left of a once thriving city where men lived and prospered. It is known as "Old Hartford," one of Georgia's forgotten cities, yet a city with a history.
One of the chief distinctions claimed by Hartford is the fact that when the State capital was moved from Louisville to Milledgeville, Hartford came within one vote of being the capital of Georgia. Hartford was in pioneer days a factor in the history and politics of Georgia. Many years ago it was one of Georgia's frontier towns situated at the head of navigation on the Ocmulgee River and an
important point for political and military operations.
In 1831, the Baptist Church at Hartford was incorporated. which indicates that there was probably a Baptist Church there before that (p. 83) date. The trustees at that time were: Furney F. Gatlin. Stephen Mitchell, Wright Lancaster, Michael K. Singletary. and John Wallace.
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