Hopeton-on-the-Altamaha Home of James Hamilton Couper
![1.4 mi. Hopeton Plantation, of which Altama [sic] is a part, lies about 1.4 miles West of here. A model rice and sugar Plantation of the early 19th century, described in books by several travelers...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iwzkKAgQbJKSTHem0sLH1-2hWun1VCWdqq_nsF9HRs9GUg-h0_uW35EaUwMPn-qHm0Xpy8ddRyFEQ1RvLxByuWCw77sJ)
1.4 mi.
Hopeton Plantation, of which Altama [sic] is a part, lies about 1.4 miles West of here. A model rice and sugar Plantation of the early 19th century, described in books by several travelers from Europe, Hopeton is best remembered as the home of James Hamilton Couper. ´A pioneer in the agricultural and industrial development of Georgia and the South,´ James Hamilton Couper was an archaeologist, a geologist, a conchologist, architect and historian -- a man whose abilities and accomplishments would be recognized in any time.
GHM 063-23 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.