Wynn Lake Rd., 2 mi. SE of Hollingsworth, Hollingsworth, Georgia. County/parish: Banks.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 06, 1998. NRIS 98000973.
3 contributing buildings.
The Fort Hollingsworth–White House is a well-preserved example of an early frontier fort built near Alto, Georgia in the late 18th century. The fort was built around 1793 by Jacob Hollingsworth on newly opened lands resulting from treaties with the Cherokee Nation, and was meant to protect the settlers in the area. The fort was adapted as a farm residence, principally by the White family, and has passed through generations of owners. It is now operated as a non-profit open-air museum.
Fort Hollingsworth was first shown on a map of the Defensive Plan for the Western Frontier, for Franklin County in 1793.
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