Old Marion County Courthouse State Historical Marker

Located on Ga. 137 in Front of Old County Courthouse, Tazewell, Ga.

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OLD COURTHOUSE - 1848

 

This courthouse built in 1848 at a cost of

$1,637 replaced one built in 1839 and was burned

in 1845. The courthouse now in use was built

at Buena Vista, then Pea Ridge, in 1850 when

the county seat was moved. the First court-

house in Marion County was at Horry. Members

of Marion Lodge No. 14 F. & A.M. established

in 1840 have met in this old courthouse

since its construction. Prior to this they met

in the courthouse that was burned. This

courthouse now marks the exact center of

the new city limits established by incorpo-

ration in 1953.

 

098-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954

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Photo: Keith Hair

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