Coffee County-GHM 034-1B-Coffee Co
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N 31° 30.510 W 082° 51.024
17R E 324279 N 3487441
Courthouse in Douglas
Waymark Code: WMC12W
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2011
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This County, created by Act of the Legislature February 9, 1854, is named for Gen. John Coffee who served in the Indian Wars and was a Member of Congress in 1833-36. He built the ´Old Coffee road,´ which forms part of the border between Berrien and Coffee Counties, over which to transport troops and supplies to Florida. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff B.H. Tanner, Ordinary Thomas Mobley, Clerk of Superior and Inferior Courts Whittington Moore, Tax Receiver John W. Machet, Tax Collector James R. Smith, Coroner Sim Parker and Surveyor Carver
Note: There are two historical markers noting the creation of Coffee County at the courthouse. Both were erected in 1954 and have similar text, though marker 034-1A lists the five men who served as first inferior court justices, while marker 034-1B omits that information. Otherwise, it is unclear why two separate markers were prepared.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 034-1B
Date: 1954
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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