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Creation Date
11-25-2010
Description
Dawson County Marker, Dawsonville, GA.
This marker is located outside the Old courthouse in Dawsonville, Georgia. This was installed by the Georgia Historical Commission in 1954.
The text on the marker reads as :
" This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 3, 1857, is named for William C. Dawson who died in 1856, having served in Congress from Dec. 1836 to Nov. 1842, and in the U.S. Senate from 1849 to 1855. He also commanded a brigade in the Creek Indian War of 1836. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Samuel R. Fendley, Ordinary Henry K. Mikel, Clerk of Superior Court Daniel P. Monroe, Clerk of Inferior Court John Matthews, Tax Receiver David H. Logan, Tax Collector John Bruce, Treasurer James B. Gordon, Surveyor Andrew I. Glenn and Coroner John W. Beck. "
Latitude, Longitude
34.42121667, -84.11895556
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "Dawson County Marker, Dawsonville, GA" (2010). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 3058.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/3058
