Pearson in Atkinson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Atkinson Court House
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Photographed by David Seibert, January 16, 2012
1. Atkinson Court House Marker
The county was organized Jan. 1, 1918. The first officers were J.W. Roberts, Ordinary; Wiley M. Sumner, Clerk Superior Court; E.D. Leggett, Sheriff and Charles E. Stewart, Representative in legislature.
Members of the first Board of Commissioners, created in 1919, were Jeff Kirkland, David Weathers and J.M. Roberts Sr. The first Clerk to the Commissioners and County Attorney was L.A. Hargreaves.
Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 002-1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1918.
Location. 31° 17.736′ N, 82° 51.198′ W. Marker is in Pearson, Georgia, in Atkinson County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 441) and West Smith Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. The marker stands on the east side of the Atkinson County
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Soldier Memorial (here, next to this marker); Minnie F. Corbitt Memorial Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kinnaird Trail (approx. 7½ miles away); Salem Church (approx. 7.6 miles away); Guest Mill Pond (approx. 7.8 miles away); a different marker also named Guest Mill Pond (approx. 7.8 miles away); Raymond-Richardson Aviation School (approx. 12.7 miles away); 63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School (Primary) (approx. 12.7 miles away).
Photographed by David Seibert, January 16, 2012
2. Atkinson Court House Marker
Photographed by David Seibert, January 16, 2012
3. Atkinson Court House Marker
At the east side of the Courthouse
Photographed by David Seibert, January 16, 2012
4. Atkinson Court House
The courthouse was built in 1920, and slightly remodeled about 1980.
Photographed by David Seibert, January 16, 2012
5. Atkinson Court House
Details of the courthouse
Photographed by David Seibert, January 16, 2012
6. Atkinson County Confederate Memorial
The memorial, on the lawn of the courthouse, is one of the few in Georgia which does not include a statue.
Carved out of the endurance of granite, God created his masterpiece
The Confederate Soldier
1861-1865
“Deo Vindice”
Carved out of the endurance of granite, God created his masterpiece
The Confederate Soldier
1861-1865
“Deo Vindice”
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,414 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on July 29, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 3, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
