Year Erected: 1953
Marker Text: Dr. Lyman Hall (1724-90), one of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Connecticut and moved to Georgia after receiving his medical degree. As an active member of Savannah’s independence movement, he helped influence Georgia to join the American Revolution. Hall was chosen by St. John’s Parish, which is now Liberty County, Georgia, to attend the Second Continental Congress in 1775, where he represented the state until 1780, though he did not attend Congress after 1777. He and his family left the state when British troops seized Georgia and confiscated his property in 1778. Following his return to Georgia in 1782, he served one term as governor in 1783 to 1784. Hall is buried under the Signers Monument in Augusta. Hall County, established in 1818, was named for him.
Re-erected by the Georgia Historical Society in 2025
Tips for Finding This Marker: At Courthouse Square in Gainesville.
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