Cuthbert near Lumpkin in Randolph County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Seat of Government of Randolph County
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On February 12, 1829, Gov. John Forsyth commissioned Allen Wamble, Jared Irwin, nephew of Gov. Jared Irwin, John Cowan, John R.M. Neel as Justices of the Inferior Court of Randolph County.
Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 128-16.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1818.
Location. 31° 55.301′ N, 84° 47.917′ W. Marker is near Lumpkin, Georgia, in Randolph County. It is in Cuthbert. It is on U.S. 27 at milepost 21, on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the bank above the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lumpkin GA 31815, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named First Seat of Government of Randolph County (here, next to this marker); Benevolence Baptist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church / Green Grove Schoolhouse (approx. 7 miles away); Gen. Evans’ Birthplace (approx. 7.9 miles away); Westville Symposium / Academic Pioneers (approx. 8.2 miles away); Union United Methodist Church (approx. 8.8 miles away); John Wellborn Root Birthplace Site (approx. 8.9 miles away); Lumpkin and Stewart County (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lumpkin.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 34 times since then. Last updated on August 13, 2023, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
