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Creation Date
1-21-2013
Description
The marker reads: "MILLER COUNTY This County, created by Act of the Legislature February 26, 1856, is named for Judge Andrew J. Miller who died in 1856. A Commander of the Oglethorpe Infantry, he served in the legislature for more than twenty years and was several times President of the Senate. He long championed a bill to give married women separate property rights. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Delmar Averett, Clerk of Superior & Inferior Courts Thomas S. Floyd, Ordinary Isaac Bush, Tax Receiver John Fiveash, Tax Collector West Sheffield and Surveyor James D. Pickern. 100-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" Top of sign: The Great Seal of Georgia – Georgia 1776 Constitution Justice Wisdom Moderation
Latitude, Longitude
31 deg 10' 18.22", 84 deg 44' 1.13"
Recommended Citation
Taylor,, George Lansing Jr., "Miller County Marker Colquitt, GA" (2013). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 7767.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/7767
