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Tift County was created on Aug. 17, 1905 by an act of the
General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1905, p. 60). Formed from portions
of Berrien, Irwin, and Worth counties, Georgia's 141st county
was named for Nelson Tift, who helped found the city of Albany.
Tift became a important local businessman, local judge, militia
commander, member of the Georgia House of Representatives, newspaper
publisher, railroad official, and member of Congress (1868-69).
Although he did not live in the county that would take his name,
Tift was well known for his efforts to promote the economic resources
of south Georgia. Although there is some rationale for the name
of Tift County also being to honor Nelson Tift's nephew, Henry
Harding Tift, who in 1872 founded the community that became known
as Tifton, the legislation creating Tift County specifically
credits the name to Nelson Tift.
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