Johnson County-GHM-083-1-Johnson Co
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N 32° 43.777 W 082° 43.175
17S E 338865 N 3622620
Courthouse in Wrightsville
Waymark Code: WM6H5X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2009
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This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 11, 1858, is named for Gov. Herschel V. Johnson. The County Site is named for John B. Wright, pioneer resident. Johnson, Governor from 1853 to ´57, ran for the Vice Presidency in 1860 on the ticket with Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Joshua Hightower, Ordinary Theophilus Christian, Clerk of Superior Court James W. Walker, Clerk of Inferior Court Richard Walker, Tax Receiver Madison H. Mason. Tax collector Jacob T. Snell, Surveyor Wm. B. Snell and Coroner George W. Hammock.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 083-1
Date: 1954
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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