Earl Hamrick Memorial-Jeffersonville, GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

A granite stele high-relief bust of W. Earl Hamrick, Sr. Incised commemorative text appears on the front and back of the stele.

Front of stele:

W. EARL HAMRICK, SR.

SHERIFF

TWIGGS COUNTY

JAN. 1, 1941-DEC. 31, 1988

"A LIVING LEGEND"

Back of stele:

HONORARY SHERIFF EMERITUS, STATE OF GEORGIA

RECOGNIZED AS LONGEST - TENURED SHERIFF
IN GEORGIA AND THE UNITED STATES BY
GEORGIA AND NATIONAL SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATIONS

RECOGNIZED AND COMMENDED THRICE BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA FOR
SUPERIOR AND METICULOUS DEVOTION TO DUTY.

WHILE IN OFFICE PRESENT AT EACH DRAWING OF
A JURY, OPENING EACH REGULAR TERM OF SUPERIOR
COURT.

MARRIED TO LOIS JOHNSON HAMRICK, A LOVING AND
DEVOTED WIFE, FOR OVER 50 YEARS

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This monument stands prominently on the courthouse lawn. It actually gleams on a sunny day. The tribute paid to this man in this small Georgia town emphasizes the gratitude the citizens of the county owe this man.

An article from the Orlando Sentinal (May 1, 1989) gives a little insight into the man himself.

For 48 years before he retired...
48 YEARS BEHIND THE BADGE.May 01, 1989JEFFERSONVILLE, GA. — 48 YEARS BEHIND THE BADGE. For 48 years before he retired Dec. 31, Earl Hamrick was the law in Twiggs County. A marble marker was unveiled on the courthouse lawn Saturday as part of ceremonies honoring him as the nation's longest-serving sheriff. Hamrick, believed to be 86 years old, thanked the people of Twiggs County for electing him over the years. ''I go to conventions and Yankees ask me how come I keep getting elected,'' he said. ''I tell them, 'Just being a dang good sheriff is all I know!' ''
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The monument is in excellent condition and is well maintained.

TITLE: Earl Hamrick Memorial ARTIST(S): Clark Memorials (Macon, Georgia), fabricator DATE: April 1989 MEDIUM: Stele: granite; Base: granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000073 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: North Railroad St. Jeffersonville, Georgia DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: This monument is is very well maintained.

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