Forsyth - GHM 102-4
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N 33° 02.092 W 083° 56.353
17S E 225489 N 3658993
Forsyth, County Seat of Monroe County, was incorporated by Act of Legislature in 1823.
Waymark Code: WM24Q0
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2007
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Forsyth, County Seat of Monroe County, was incorporated by Act of Legislature in 1823. It is in almost the exact geographical center of the State. First commissioners were James S. Phillips, Henry H. Lumpkin, John E. Bailey, Anderson Baldwin and Samuel Drewry. Forsyth was named for John Forsyth who, as U.S. Minister to Spain, negotiated the final treaty by which Florida and other lands held by Spain were ceded to the U.S. He served as Governor, Senator and U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Jackson and Van Buren
102-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 102-4
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Not listed
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