Habersham County was created by Acts of the Legislature, Dec. 15, 1818, and named for Joseph Habersham (1751–1815), of Savannah, who had a summer home near Clarkesville. He served in the Revolution as a Lieut. Col. in the Ga. Continental line; was . . . — — Map (db m40283) HM
Lawyer, politician, soldier, planter, humanitarian. Born Habersham County, Georgia, June 28, 1824; died Cass Station, Georgia, May 22, 1884. Captain in Mexican War. Georgia Legislator, 1849. Delegate to Georgia Secession Convention, 1861. Voted not . . . — — Map (db m190698) HM
In 1907, three local citizens, W.M. Loggans, B.B. Heyward, and W.P. Furr, donated 300 acres of farmland for the new location of the Ninth District School of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. "The A&M School," a residential high school, operated from . . . — — Map (db m291708) HM
This was the summer home of Joseph Habersham of Savannah (1751-1815), Georgia patriot, Revolutionary War hero, and political leader. He was a Colonel in the Continental Army, a member of Continental Congress, and of the Georgia Convention that . . . — — Map (db m43697) HM
1861 - Civil War begins, Georgia secedes from the Union, and the Confederate States of America is formed.
1865 - Civil War ends.
1867 - Charles Deas is appointed Registrar for Habersham County during Reconstruction.
1870 - Georgia is . . . — — Map (db m292593) HM
Piedmont College is an accredited, independent, coeducational, liberal arts college, open to all regardless of race, sex, or creed. Founded under auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the College was chartered September 6, 1897 by Habersham . . . — — Map (db m56248) HM
The oldest business in Toccoa is designed in a classic vernacular style. This was the first business to remove its 1950s veneer and restore its façade after canopy removal in 2007. Presented by the City of Toccoa — — Map (db m185441) HM
The largest gold nugget discovered east of the Mississippi River was found by John Phillip Thurmond on April 14, 1889 at the Hamby Mines in Northern White County. The nugget weighed 504 pennyweights and four grams, which is about 25.5 ounces. The . . . — — Map (db m131678) HM
Family History
William Clinton (1754-1847) married Violet Perry (1760-1852) in South Carolina
Their known children are:
1. David - Born 1785. Moved to Campbell County (Douglas), then to Louisiana.
2. John P. - Born . . . — — Map (db m298430) HM
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