Tifton in Tift County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tift County

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

1. Tift County Marker

Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature August 17, 1905, is officially named for Nelson Tift, well known businessman, legislator and Mayor of Albany. The organizers also had in mind his nephew Henry Harding Tift, who founded Tifton in 1872 when he built a sawmill and commissary here though the first postoffice was not established until 1887. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff J.B. Baker, Ordinary W.S. Walker, Clerk J.E. Peoples, Tax Receiver J.A. Marchant, Tax Collector J. Henry Hutchinson, Treasurer S. F. Overstreet, Coroner J.E. Johns and Surveyor J.T. Webb.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 137-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 31° 27.247′ N, 83° 30.476′ W. Marker is in Tifton, Georgia, in Tift County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street East and Tift Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 2nd Street East. The marker stands in front of the Tift County Courthouse.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 237 2nd St E, Tifton GA 31794, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the 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 walking distance of this marker: Who Are We and Where Did We Come From? (a few steps from this marker); Tift-Lee Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Guns, Churches and a Museum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tifton: A Railroad Town (about 600 feet away); The Olympic Torch Paused at this Site (about 600 feet away); From Mystic to Wiregrass (about 600 feet away); Love Avenue: Tifton's Silk Stocking Row (about 800 feet away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away).

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

2. Tift County Marker

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tifton.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

3. Tift County Marker

Looking west on West Second Street

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

4. Tift County Marker

Looking east on West 2nd Street, at the intersection with Tift Avenue.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

5. Tift County Marker

The marker in front of the Tift County Courthouse

Tift County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

6. Tift County Courthouse

This is the original Tift County Courthouse, built in 1913; W. A. Edwards was the architect and J. F. Jenkins & Company were the builders. The courthouse cost $54,700.

Photographed by Greggory / GRB Creative, May 13, 2023

7. Tift County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,131 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 31, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 7. submitted on May 15, 2023, by Greggory Schwartz of Central, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.