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 Wayne County Courthouse - Jesup, GA
N 31° 36.264 W 081° 52.801
17R E 416521 N 3496923
Wayne County is named for Major General “Mad Anthony” Wayne, so called for his daring exploits in the Revolution. The courthouse in Jesup, GA was built in 1902-1903.
Waymark Code: WM24V4
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2007
Views: 9
Information from an University of Georgia web site reads:
A good deal of uncertainty clouds the story of Wayne County's seat of government for the first 50 years of the county's existence. Tuckersville reportedly served as the first county seat, and several different maps from the 1820s show Tuckersville as the most prominent town in Wayne County. One 1835 map of Georgia shows a new town -- Waynesville -- as the county seat. However, as late as 1838, most maps of Georgia showed Tuckersville as county seat. An 1851 map shows Waynesville as county seat, with Tuckersville omitted from the map. However, a map the following year included Waynesville but still showed Tuckersville as county seat. Maps of 1861 and 1862 clearly show Waynesville as county seat and as a depot on the Brunswick & Pensacola Railroad. A Georgia map of 1871 shows a new county seat -- Jesup -- located at the intersection of the Macon & Brunswick Railroad and the Savannah, Florida & Western Railroad.
Street address:
Courthouse Sq
P.O. Box 1157
Jesup, GA USA
31545
County / Borough / Parish: Wayne
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event: Architect: Darling,T.J., Baker,S.A.: Style: Romanesque
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Government Courthouse
Current function: Government Courthouse
Hours of operation: From: 8:30 AM To: 12:00 AM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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