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James Jackson Monument

James Jackson Monument

James Jackson Monument is situated on the Jackson County Courthouse Square in Jefferson, Georgia

 

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JAMES JACKSON
 
 

LAWYER, PATRIOT,

HERO OF THE

AMERICAN REVOLUTION,

GENERAL OF GEORGIA MILITIA,

CONGRESSMAN,

TWICE GOVERNOR,

TWICE U.S. SENATOR,

AUTHOR OF THE 1798

STATE CONSTITUTION,

DESIGNER OF THE STATE SEAL,

AND "PRINCE OF DUELIST."
 
 

"IF YOU CUT MY HEART OUT,

YOU WILL FIND GEORGIA

ENGRAVED ON IT."
 
 

James Jackson


 
 

 
Photo: Ed Jackson
 

 
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