Effingham County GHM 051-1
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Markerman62
N 32° 22.433 W 081° 18.910
17S E 470352 N 3581923
At the courthouse in Springfield located on North Pine St.
Waymark Code: WMNV4W
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2015
Views: 5
This is one of the eight original Counties created by the Georgia Constitution in 1777 and is named for Lord Effingham who was an ardent supporter of Colonial Rights. By Act of Feb. 26, 1784, the first County Site was located at Tuckasee-King near the Screven Co. line. From 1787 to '96 the Site was at Elberton on the North side of the Ogeechee near Indian Bluff. The Legislature meeting at Louisville Feb. 7, 1799 appointed five Commissioners to lay out a new Site which became the town of Effingham. The Site was later moved to Springfield, incorporated in 1838.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 051-1
Date: 1954
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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