Crisp County - GHM 040-6 - Cordele, GA
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N 31° 58.047 W 083° 46.947
17R E 237044 N 3540209
The Crisp County state historical marker is located on 7th Ave (US 41) between 12th and 13th Ave in Cordele, GA.
Waymark Code: WM8VDQ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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Crisp County


Crisp County was created by Act of Aug. 17, 1905 from Dooly County. It was named for Charles Frederick Crisp (1845-1896), Georgia lawyer, judge, Congressman, who was born in Sheffield, England, of act parents touring the British Isles. Judge Crisp served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1891-1893. First officers of Crisp County, commissioned October 10, 1905, were: S.W. Coney, Ordinary; J.A. Littlejohn, Clk. Sup. Ct.; G.W. Sheppard, Sheriff, J.M. Davis, Tax Rec.; John C. Fenn, Tax Col.; B.N. Williams, Treasurer; W.T. Cheeves, Surveyor; L.M. Sumner, Coroner.

040-6 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: GHM 040-6

Date: 1956

Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission

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