Peach County-GHM 111-1-Peach Co
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N 32° 33.220 W 083° 53.282
17S E 228813 N 3605487
Courthouse in Fort Valley
Waymark Code: WM7F78
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2009
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This County , created by Act of the Legislature July 18, 1924, is named for one of Georgia´s leading crops, the Georgia Peach known throughout the nation and beyond. The famous Elberta Peach was developed in Georgia by Samuel B. Rumph and is grown widely in this area. Among the first County Offices were: Sheriff George D. Anderson, Clerk of Superior Court Emmett Houser, Ordinary M.C. Moseley, Tax Receiver C.N. Rountree, Tax Collector T.E. Tharpe, Treasurer C.E. Martin, Coroner W.H. Hafer and Surveyor T.F. Flournoy.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 111-1
Date: 1954
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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