Old State Capitol-GHM 081-2-Jefferson Co
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Sprinterman
N 32° 59.921 W 082° 24.489
17S E 368449 N 3652021
Courthouse on US 1 in Louisville
Waymark Code: WM6HCW
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2009
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Georgia´s Capitol was on this site, (1794- 1807). Colonists on the coast had urged a location on higher ground ´with good drinking water.´
The famous constitutional convention of 1798 was held here and the document then adopted lasted for seventy years.
Georgia´s Great Seal, still in use, was adopted here in 1799.
Governor who served here were Jared Irwin, James Jackson, David Emanuel, Joisah Tattnall, and John Milledge.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 081-2
Date: 1953
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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