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Banks County State Historical Marker
Banks County State Historical
Marker
Located at the Old Banks County Courthouse,
Homer, Ga.
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(Text)
BANKS COUNTY
Banks County was created
by Act of Dec. 11, 1858 from Franklin and Habersham Counties.
It was named for Dr. Richard Banks (1784-1850), whose reputation
as physician and surgeon extended over north Ga. and S.C. Especially
noted for treating Indians for smallpox, he practiced medicine
in Gainesville from 1832 until his death. First officers of Banks
County, commissioned March 19, 1859, were: William P. Richards,
Sheriff; James Anderson, Clk. Sup. Ct.; William H. Means, Clk.
Inf. Ct.; Archibald McDonald, Coroner; Pierce C. Key, Surveyor;
Fountain G. Moss, Ord.; Thomas Ausburn, Tax Col.; Elijah Owens,
Tax Rec.
006-7B GEORGIA
HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
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