Washington County Courthouse-GHM-150-1-Washington Co
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N 32° 59.017 W 082° 48.657
17S E 330785 N 3650926
Courthouse in Sandersville
Waymark Code: WM6DKV
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2009
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Washington, Georgia`s ninth county and first in the nation to be named for George Washington, was created in 1784 for granting land to soldiers for Revolutionary War services.
Court House Square, located on the old stage coach road from Louisville to Milledgeville, is on the Dixie and Nancy Hart Highways.
The present Court House Building, the third, was erected in 1899. The first was burned in `the great fire` March 24, 1855, when only five buildings in the entire town were left. The second, built with a tax levied by the State Legislature, was burned in 1864 by Sherman on his `March to the Sea.`
It is claimed that more Confederate soldiers went from Washington county than any other county in the state. Fifteen military companies were organized here.
Washington County has furnished two Governors -- Jared Irwin, 1796 to 1798 and 806 to 1809, and Thomas W. Hardwick, 1921 to 1923. Gov. Hardwick also had served as United States Senator and Congressman.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 150-1
Date: 1953
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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