Fayette County - GHM 056-1 - Fayette Co., GA
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N 33° 26.907 W 084° 27.293
16S E 736574 N 3703901
Fayette County state historic marker located at the Courthouse on GA 85 in Fayetteville, GA.
Waymark Code: WM6A53
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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Fayette County


This County, created by Acts of the Legislature May 15 and December 24, 1821, is named for the Marquis de LaFayette, famous French General who came to this country to fight under General George Washington in the Revolutionary War. After returning to France he revisited Georgia in 1825. Fayetteville was incorporated and made the County Site in 1823. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff John Welch, Clerk of Superior Court Thomas A. Dobbs, Clerk of Inferior Court Jonathan Dobbs, Coroner John Calhoun and Surveyor James Adams.

GHM 056-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954

Fayette County

Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: GHM 056-1

Date: 1954

Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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