Blakely, Georgia 1825-1975
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Markerman62
N 31° 22.676 W 084° 56.000
16R E 696533 N 3473333
Located in front of city hall in Blakely.
Waymark Code: WMMAB7
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2014
Views: 8
The Early County grand jury, in 1825, appointed a commission of five to select and name a new county seat. This commission was composed of Zachariah Cowart, Benjamin Collier, David Smith, Nevin McBryde, and Freeman Carden. They chose the present site giving it the name Blakely in honor of Captain Johnston Blakeley, a United States Navy hero of the War of 1812, who in September 1814, disappeared at sea with his entire crew and ship, the U.S.S. Wasp.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: None
Date: 1975
Sponsor: The National Society United States Daughters of 1812, State of Georgia
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