Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill, born one mile from here in 1823, was the first to proclaim the New South industrial rather than agricultural. When he was 12 years old, his father, John Hill, moved the family to Long Cane in Troup County. Although he opposed secession, Hill became one of the leaders of the Confederacy and was considered the ablest supporter of President Jefferson Davis. Known as a silver-tongued orator, he was instrumental in the removal of Federal troops from the South after the war. The Hill home has been reclaimed, and the town of Hillsboro was named for Isaac Hill, a pioneer settler.