Lumpkin in Stewart County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lumpkin and Stewart County
Photographed By Michael Dover, September 6, 2010
1. Lumpkin and Stewart County Marker
Inscription.
Lumpkin and Stewart County. . Lumpkin, named for Wilson Lumpkin, Governor, Congressman and Senator, first the County Seat of Randolph County, became the Seat of Government of Stewart County when that county was constituted from Randolph December 23, 1830. On a hill between two Indian trails to Florida, the first Courthouse, built of logs in August 1830, was used as a blockhouse in the Indian outbreak in 1836. A two story frame Courthouse stood until 1895, when one of brick, cornerstone laid by Masons, was built and repaired and rebuilt in 1922 after damage by fire. Stewart County was named for Brig. Gen. Daniel Stewart, Revolutionary soldier brevetted for bravery in Georgia's Indian Wars. In this county are Providence Canyons, sites of Fort McCreary, Fort Jones, Oconee Village, Battle of Shepherd's Plantation Indian Mounds and Roanoke. First officers of Stewart County were: William Duncan, Needham R. Bryan, Henry Audulph, Judges of Inferior Court; Sampson L. Lampkin, Surveyor; Edward Sturdivant, Coroner; Thomas M. Dennis, Clerk Inferior Court; Thomas R. Mangham, Clerk Superior Court; Jonathan F. Bridges, Sheriff; James S. Lunsford, Tax Receiver; Cullen Roberts, Tax Collector.
Lumpkin, named for Wilson Lumpkin, Governor, Congressman and Senator, first the County Seat of Randolph County, became the Seat of Government of Stewart County when that county was constituted from Randolph December 23, 1830. On a hill between two Indian trails to Florida, the first Courthouse, built of logs in August 1830, was used as a blockhouse in the Indian outbreak in 1836. A two story frame Courthouse stood until 1895, when one of brick, cornerstone laid by Masons, was built and repaired and rebuilt in 1922 after damage by fire. Stewart County was named for Brig. Gen. Daniel Stewart, Revolutionary soldier brevetted for bravery in Georgia's Indian Wars. In this county are Providence Canyons, sites of Fort McCreary, Fort Jones, Oconee Village, Battle of Shepherd's Plantation Indian Mounds and Roanoke. First officers of Stewart County were: William Duncan, Needham R. Bryan, Henry Audulph, Judges of Inferior Court; Sampson L. Lampkin, Surveyor; Edward Sturdivant, Coroner; Thomas M. Dennis, Clerk Inferior Court; Thomas R. Mangham, Clerk Superior Court; Jonathan F. Bridges, Sheriff; James S. Lunsford, Tax Receiver; Cullen Roberts, Tax Collector.
Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 128-8.)
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Location. 32° 3.054′ N, 84° 47.669′ W. Marker is in Lumpkin, Georgia, in Stewart County. Marker is at the intersection of County Courthouse Square (Georgia Route 27) and Martin Luther King Drive on County Courthouse Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Broad Street, Lumpkin GA 31815, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia. This page has been viewed 607 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia. 3. submitted on August 30, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
