- Monroe County Historical Marker
- Located on the Monroe County courthouse square, Forsyth,
Ga.
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- Created by Act of May 15, 1821,
Monroe County, an original county containing all of Pike and
parts of Bibb, Butts and Lamar Counties, was ceded by the Creek
Indians in early 1821. Laid out by the Lottery Act, it was rapidly
occupied by large numbers of small landowners. The county was
named for James Monroe, President of the U.S. (1817-1825). First
officers, commissioned Apr. 1, 1822 were: John Cureton, Sheriff;
Wilkins Hunt, Clk. Sup. Ct.; Isaac Welch, Clk. Inf. Ct.; John
Tomlinson, Coroner; James Holloway, Surveyor. James Whatley became
Surveyor and Henry Jourdan, Coroner, on Sedpt. 17, 1822
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- 102-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1956
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- [Note: Two Monroe County markers
are numbered 102-3. The other is the Montpelier Institute marker
erected in 1955.]
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