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Creation Date
11-25-2017
Description
The marker reads: "CRAWFORD COUNTY This County created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 9 & 23, 1822, is named for William H. Crawford, Georgia statesman who was Secretary of the Treasury at the time the County was established. At the County Site, Knoxville, lived Joanna E. Troutman (Mrs. Vinson) who is credited with designing the Lone Star Flag of the Republic of Texas. When a company of Macon Volunteers under Col. William A. Ward marched through on the way to Texas Miss Troutman presented them with a white silk flag bearing a single, large blue star, which she had designed and made. 039-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" Top of sign: The Great Seal of Georgia – Georgia 1776 Constitution Justice Wisdom Moderation
Latitude, Longitude
32 deg 43' 28.61", 83 deg 59' 52.79"
Recommended Citation
Taylor,, George Lansing Jr., "Crawford County Marker Knoxville, GA" (2017). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 7772.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/7772
Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/