- Forsyth State Historical Marker
- Located on the Monroe County courthouse square, Forsyth,
Ga.
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- Forsyth, County Seat of Monroe
County, was incorporated by Act of Legislature in 1823. It is
in almost the exact geographical center of the State. First commissioners
were James S. Phillips, Henry H. Lumpkin, John E. Bailey, Anderson
Baldwin and Samuel Drewry. Forsyth was named for John Forsyth
who, as U.S. Minister to Spain, negotiated the final treaty by
which Florida and other lands held by Spain were ceded to the
U.S. He served as Governor, Senator and U.S. Secretary of State
under Presidents Jackson and Van Buren
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- 102-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1956
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