1895 - Pike County Courthouse - Zebulon, GA
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Pike County Courthouse located on US 41/19 in Zebulon, GA.
Waymark Code: WMA57D
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2010
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The Pike County Courthouse, built in 1895, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The courthouse is built in the Romanesque Revival/Colonial Revival architectural style. The courthouse is a two story brick building with a wooden clock tower over the main entrance.
Pike County:
Created by Act of Dec. 9, 1822, from Monroe County, Pike County originally contained part of Spalding, Upson and Lamar Counties. It was named for Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779- 1813), leader, in 1805, of an expedition to trace the Mississippi River to its source. Later he explored the interior of Louisiana. Made a Brig. Gen. in 1813, he was killed at Toronto, Canada, while commanding American forces there. First officers of Pike County, commissioned Feb. 25, 1823, were: Willis Whatley, Sheriff; John H. Broadnax, Clk. Sup. Ct.; William Myrick, Clk. Inf. Ct.; Joel Moore, Coroner. James Lowery, Surveyor, was commissioned Jan. 9, 1824.
Source: Georgia Historic marker - GHM 114-2
Year of construction: 1895
Full inscription:
Pike County Courthouse
Erected 1895
Masonic Geremonies
Conducted by
John P. Shannon
G. M. of .F & A. M.
5895
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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