
Worth County Courthouse
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N 31° 31.679 W 083° 50.144
17R E 230736 N 3491604
Located at 201 N. Main St Sylvester,Ga.
Waymark Code: WM85NA
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2010
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There have been four courthouses since Worth County was created in 1853. The first courthouse was a two-story frame structure on the public square in Isabella, which was then Worth's county seat. This building burned down in 1879, and a schoolhouse was used as a temporary courthouse until a new courthouse could be built in 1893 -- but that structure soon burned also. A new courthouse was constructed the following year, but in 1904 the legislature changed the county seat from Isabella to Sylvester. The next year, a new courthouse was built on Sylvester's public square. In January 1982, the Worth County courthouse suffered major fire damage, requiring substantial rebuilding. The current courthouse remains at the original location after rebuilding in 1982.
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