Quitman County State Historical Marker

Located at the Quitman County Courthouse, Georgetown, Ga.

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QUITMAN COUNTY

 

This County, created by Act of the Legislature

Dec. 10, 1858, is named for Gen. John A. Quitman,

soldier in the Mexican War, Governor of Miss-

issippi and ardent advocate of States Rights.

The County Site is named for Georgetown, D.C.

Among the first County Officers were:

Sheriff James M. Cooper, Clerk of Superior Court

John R.M. Neel, Clerk of Inferior Court Joel

A. Crawford, Ordinary Joel E.J. Smith, Tax

Receiver James M. Grandberry, Tax Collector

Owen G. Thomas, Treasurer Nicholas T. Christian,

Surveyor William J. Brown and Coroner

Alden Hall.

 

118-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954

Photo: Keith Hair

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