Georgetown
Among the first settlers at Georgetown were the families of Captain Harrison Adam Leonard, Kenneth McKenzie, William Oliver and James G. Salisbury. Other early families represented were Bledsoe, Christian, Crawford, Ellington, Guerry, Mercer, Morris, Neel and Warren.
Georgetown was designated in 1859 as the county seat of Quitman Co. and was laid out as a town by order of the Inferior Court. The town was incorporated by Act of the Legislature Dec. 9, 1859.
In the immediate vicinity on the Georgia side of the Chattahoochee River was located the original Lower Creek Indian town of Eufaula which was visited and described by Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Indian Agent, in 1799.
Near Georgetown on the banks of Tobanana Creek a brigade of Federal Cavalry commanded by Gen Benjamin H. Greierson camped for a time in 1865 at the close of War Between the States.
Erected 1960 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 118-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities
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Location. 31° 53.146′ N, 85° 6.54′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Georgia, in Quitman County. It is on Main Street 0 miles south of Harrison Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker stands in front of the Quitman County Courthouse. Main Street was US Highway 82 before the bypass was built. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Main Street, Georgetown GA 39854, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quitman County (here, next to this marker); Quitman Countys Old Jail (a few steps from this marker); Bledsoe Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harrison-Guerry-Brannon-Crawford Family Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Governors Park (approx. 1.6 miles away in Alabama); Confederate Hospital (approx. 1.6 miles away in Alabama); Van Buren School (approx. 1.6 miles away in Alabama); Historic St. Luke A.M.E. Church (approx. 1.7 miles away in Alabama). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
Another marker is no longer nearby.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 926 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 27, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
