Lowndes County - GHM 092-1 - Lowndes Co., GA
N 30° 49.955 W 083° 16.733
17R E 282037 N 3413270
The Lowndes County marker is located on the grounds of the Lowndes County Courthouse in Valdosta, Georgia.
Waymark Code: WM4NRC
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2008
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The marker text reads as follows:
Lowndes County was created by an act of the Georgia legislature December 23, 1825, from lands previously in Irwin County. It was named for William J. Lowndes, a South Carolina statesman. The first county officers commissioned May 29, 1836, were Henry Blair, Clerk of the Superior Court; William Smith, Ordinary; Norman Campbell, Tax Collector; William Hancock, Sheriff; Malachi Monk, Coroner and Samuel M. Clyatt, Surveyor. The first state senator was William A. Knight and the first representative was Jonathan Knight for Lowndes County.
Lowndes County has had three county seats: Frankllinville, Lowndesville (later changed to Troupville) and Valdosta.