Gordon County
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 34° 30.164 W 084° 57.057
16S E 688117 N 3819806
Named for the first Georgian to graduate at West Point.
Waymark Code: WMD34
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member snake1411
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This county was named for William Washington Gordon, of Savannah (1796-1842). The first Georgian to graduate at West Point, he entered the practice of law and was a pioneer in the railroad field in this State.

He was the founder and first President of the Centeral Railroad and Banking Company, now the Central of Georgia System.

Gordon county was created by an act of the Georgia Legislature, Feb. 13, 1850. Area 375 square miles. 1950 population 18,957.

Type of Marker: Other

Marker #: 064-14

Date: 1953

Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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