First Court in Clinch County-GHM 032-5-Clinch Co
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N 31° 02.094 W 082° 52.428
17R E 321165 N 3434977
Ga 37 5 miles west of US 84 at county 71, west of Homerville
Waymark Code: WMBT34
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2011
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About 1 mile south of here, the first Court and Election in Clinch County were held in 1850, in the home of Jonathan Knight. Pursuant to the Act creating Clinch, Commissioners appointed met in the Knight house to perfect the organization of the County, and elected County officers. Courts were held in the Knight home during the first six months of 1850.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 032-5
Date: 1958
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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