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This granite marker is located on the grounds of the Jefferson County Courthouse in Louisville, Ga. It recalls the fact that Georgia's statehouse once stood on these grounds. The inscription reads:
TO COMMEMORATE THE SITE OF THE FIRST PERMANENT CAPITOL OF GEORGIA BUILT IN 1785, AND BEFORE WHOSE DOOR THE YAZOO FRAUD PAPERS WERE BURNED WITH FIRE DRAWN FROM HEAVEN, FEBRUARY 15, 1796
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