Dougherty County State
Historical Marker
Located at the Dougherty County Courthouse,
Albany, Ga.
(Text)
DOUGHERTY
COUNTY
This County, created by Act
of the Legislature December 15, 1853, is named for Charles Dougherty
of Athens, noted ante-bellum lawyer and jurist and strong advocate
of states rights. In the Creek War in 1836 the Indians were driven
out at the Battle of Chickasawhachee Swamp. Among the first County
Officers were: Sheriff John H. Phillips, Ordinary William E.
Smith, Clerk of Inferior Court Thos. J. Johnston, Tax Receiver
Bennett Adams, Tax Collector Redding O. Rutland, Coroner Sherrod
Hook and Surveyor Thos. G. Westfall.
047-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1954
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