Simeon Brinson 1847-1918 - GHM Brinson,Ga.
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N 30° 58.199 W 084° 43.953
16R E 716559 N 3428481
Located In cemetery at US 84 and Ga 310 west of Bainbridge
Waymark Code: WM7FXD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2009
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The town of Brinson was named in honor of Simeon Brinson, a prominent farmer and businessman. Brinson, a native of Dougherty County, saw action during the War Between the States as a private in Company E. Fifth Georgia Cavalry. After the war he moved to Decatur County. Brinson served as the first postmaster of the Spring Creek Post Office which was established in 1874. He was still postmaster when the name of the post office was changed to Brinson on August 24, 1889. Brinson served as a mayor of the town in 1907 and 1913-14 and two terms (1909-12) in the Goergia General Assembly. He is interred in the Brinson Cemetery.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: None
Date: 1986
Sponsor: Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Decatur County Comission
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