Pike County State Historical Marker

Located at the Pike County Courthouse, Zebulon, Ga.

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PIKE COUNTY

 

Created by Act of Dec. 9, 1822, from Monroe

County, Pike County originally contained part

of Spalding, Upson and Lamar Counties. It

was named for Zebulon Montgomery Pike (17790

1813), leader, in 1805, of an expedition to

trace the Mississippi River to its source.

Later he explored the interior of Louisiana.

Made a Brig. Gen. in 1813, he was killed at

Toronto, Canada, while commanding American

forces there. First officers of Pike County,

commissioned Feb. 25, 1823, were: Willis Whatley,

Sheriff; John H. Broadnax, Clk. Sup. Ct.; William

Myrick, Clk. Inf. Ct.; Joel Moore, Coroner. James

Lowery, Surveyor, was commissioned Jan. 9, 1824.

 

114-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Photo: Keith Hair

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