
Dawson County Courthouse, Dawsonville, GA.
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N 34° 25.275 W 084° 07.129
16S E 764791 N 3812630
Located on the Main St (GA 9) in Dawsonville, GA.
Waymark Code: WM4G6F
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2008
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Located on the Main St (GA 9) in Dawsonville, GA.
The national register of historic places website list the building as still being a courthouse.
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Built in 1857, the historic Dawson County Courthouse has been the focus of recent renovation and preservation efforts. A coalition of interested parties, ranging from the local Women's Club to a local builder, have worked on the building.
Dawson County was created from parts of Lumpkin, Gilmer, and Forsyth counties. Georgia's 118th county, and the county seat of Dawsonville, were named for Judge William C. Dawson, a compiler of the laws of Georgia and commander of a brigade in the Creek Indian War of 1836. Dawson also served in both houses of the state legislature and in Congress before the Civil War.