Charlton County GHM 024-1
N 30° 49.905 W 082° 00.311
17R E 403868 N 3411388
The Charlton County historical marker is located in front of the Charlton County Courthouse in Folkston, Georgia.
Waymark Code: WM37J0
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2008
Views: 19
The marker reads as follows:
Created by an Act of February 18, 1854 out of Camden County, Charlton County was named for Judge Robert M. Charlton of Savannah. Trader's Hill (Fort Alert), an important shipping point and head of navigation on St. Marys River, was the first County Site. In 1901, Folkston became the County Site after the Savannah, Florida & Western RR was in operation. The first County Officers, elected in April, 1854, were: Daniel R. Dedge, Sheriff; J.H. Oliver, Clerk of both Courts; Francis M. Smith, Ordinary; John E. Gibson, Tax Receiver; J.H. Bessant, Surveyor; James S. Bennett, Coroner; Louis N.G. Strickland, soon replaced by H. Roddenberry, Tax Collector.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 024-1
Date: 1958
Sponsor: Not listed
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