The First Georgian to graduate at West Point & President of Centeral Railroad and Banking Company
N 34° 30.164 W 084° 57.057
16S E 688117 N 3819806
Gordon County is named for him.
Waymark Code: WMD35
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2006
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This county was named for William Washington Gordon, of Savannah (1796-1842). The first Georgian to graduate at West Point, he entered the practice of law and was a pioneer in the railroad field in this State.
He was the founder and first President of the Centeral Railroad and Banking Company, now the Central of Georgia System.
Gordon county was created by an act of the Georgia Legislature, Feb. 13, 1850. Area 375 square miles. 1950 population 18,957.
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