Twiggs County-GHM 143-8-Twiggs Co
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N 32° 41.245 W 083° 20.741
17S E 280080 N 3619066
Courthouse in Jeffersonville
Waymark Code: WM7TBD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2009
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Twiggs County was created by Act of Dec. 14, 1809 from Wilkinson County. It was named for Gen. John Twiggs (1750-1816), born in Maryland, resident of Burke County, a leader in the Revolution and against the Indians. He signed treaties with the Creeks at Galphinton in 1785 and at Shoulderbone in 1786. Edmund Nunn was commissioned Sheriff, Dec. 14, 1809. James Patton was made Tax Rec. and James Spann, Tax Col., May 5, 1810. Other County Officers, commissioned May 29, 1810, were: Ewin Hart, Clerk Inf. Court; Peter L. Levingston, Surveyor; James Wheeler, Coroner.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 143-8
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Georgia Historic Commission
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