Bacon County State Historical Marker

Located on Bacon County Courthouse Square, Alma
N31°32.513', W082°28.135'

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BACON COUNTY

This County, created by Act of the Legislature

July 27, 1914, is named for Augustus O. Bacon,

four times U.S. Senator, who died in office

Feb. 15, 1914. An expert on Mexican affairs,

his death was a great loss coming at a time

of critical relations with that nation. Born

in 1839, Senator Bacon served as Adjutant

of the 9th Georgia Regiment during the War

of 61-65. Among the first County Officers

were: Ordinary T.B. Taylor, Clerk of Superior

Court Victor Deen, Sheriff J.S. Googe, Tax

Collector J.N. Johnson, Tax Receiver L.W. Hutto,

Treasurer J.G. Barber, Surveyor J.W. Medders

and Coroner W.H. Lewis.

003-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954

Photo: Keith Hair

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