Dawsonville, Georgia
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N 34° 25.275 W 084° 07.129
16S E 764791 N 3812630
Located on GA 9 west of GA 400 in Dawson county, north of Atlanta.
Waymark Code: WM4G6K
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2008
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Dawsonville is a city in Dawson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 619 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Dawson County. It is named for William Crosby Dawson, political and military leader.
Notable residents
Bill Elliott "Awesome Bill From Dawsonville", stock car driver.
Bill Goldberg, Professional wrestler and actor (once resided in Dawsonville)
From the historic marker located at the courthouse.
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 3, 1857, is named for William C. Dawson who died in 1856, having served in Congress from Dec. 1836 to Nov. 1842, and in the U.S. Senate from 1849 to 1855. He also commanded a brigade in the Creek Indian War of 1836. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Samuel R. Fendley, Ordinary Henry K. Mikel, Clerk of Superior Court Daniel P. Monroe, Clerk of Inferior Court John Matthews, Tax Receiver David H. Logan, Tax Collector John Bruce, Treasurer James B. Gordon, Surveyor Andrew I. Glenn and Coroner John W. Beck.
GHM 042-1 Georgia Historical Commission 1954
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