Haralson County - GHM 071-1 - Haralson County
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Haralson County state historical marker located at the Old Courthouse, US 27 and Ga 120, Buchanan, GA.
Waymark Code: WM4Z0N
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2008
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Haralson County
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Jan. 26, 1856, is named for Gen. Hugh A. Haralson, Member of Congress and Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs during the Mexican War. The County Site is named for James Buchanan, last Democratic President before the War. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff John K. Holcombe, Clerk of Superior Court Van A. Brewster, Clerk of Inferior Court Jesse M. Jeams, Tax Receiver Hiram Ray, Tax Collector Alfred H. Green, Ordinary George H. Hamilton, Surveyor William D.F. Mann and Coroner John McClung.
GHM 071-1 Georgia Historic Marker 1954