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Creation Date
9-20-2010
Building Name
Burke County Courthouse
Description
Burke County Marker, Waynesboro, GA.
This marker was placed by the Georgia Historical Commission in 1956, outside the Courthouse in Waynesboro, Georgia.
The marker reads as follows :
" Burke County, an original county, was created by the Const. of Feb. 5, 1777, from Creek Cession of May 30, 1733. In 1758, it had been organized as the Parish of St. George. Originally, it contained parts of Jefferson, Jenkins and Screven Counties. Burke County was named for Edmund Burke (1729-1797), writer, member of Parliament and eloquent defender of the cause of the colonies in America. Lemuel Lanier was commissioned Sheriff, Jan. 27, 1778. Thos. Burton, David Lewis, Nathan Hooker, Dan. McMurphy became Tax Collectors in 1778. Thos. Lewis, Jr., was made Surveyor Feb. 17, 1782. In 1787 John Davies was commissioned Clerk of Courts and John Duhart, Coroner."
Latitude, Longitude
33.09025556, -82.01591111
Recommended Citation
George Lansing Taylor, Jr. "Burke County Marker, Waynesboro, GA." (2010). Image Collection. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections and Archives. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/2980/
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