Old White County Courthouse - Cleveland, GA
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Old White County Courthouse located in the square in Cleveland, GA.
Waymark Code: WM3YHA
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2008
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Old White County Courthouse located in the square in Cleveland, GA.
Cleveland was chosen for the county seat and named in honor of General Benjamin Cleveland, an early White County settler and a veteran of the War of 1812. A new courthouse of brick molded on the premises was constructed by slaves in 1859-60. Today the structure houses the White County Historical Society, a small museum, and a gift shop. The current courthouse was constructed in 1964. Truett-McConnell College, a four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention, was established in Cleveland in 1946. Cleveland is also home to Babyland General Hospital, the whimsical birthplace of the dolls known as Cabbage Patch Kids.
Source: New Georgia Encyclopedia (
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The museum was closed while I was there.
On a personnel note, my great-grandfather was the county clerk and worked here in the 1800’s.