- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia county snapshots: Butts County [2006]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C495 .S1 S6 B83 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bb83-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bb83-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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Community Profile
:: Butts County ::
County December 24, 1825 Formed
County Seat Jackson
Incorporated Flovilla, Jackson and Jenkinsburg Cities
Total Area 186.6 square miles
History The 64th county formed in Georgia, was created from Henry and Monroe counties. It was named for Captain Samuel Butts, a militiaman killed fighting Creek Indians in the War of 1812.
Historic sites abound in Butts County, like Indian Springs Hotel (1823), the Indian Springs Church (1855), the Butts County Courthouse (1898), the Old Flovilla School (1885-1932), and historic private homes.
Jackson, the county seat, was named for President Andrew Jackson.
Points of Lake Jackson, one of the earliest reservoirs in Georgia, was formed in Interest 1910 when the Central Georgia Power Company completed a dam and
hydroelectric plant at Lloyd Shoals on the Ocmulgee River.
Indian Springs is the oldest state park in the United States. The Creek Indians used the springs for centuries to heal their sick and to keep the healthy well. It was also the site of the treaty that ceded the Creek Indian lands to the state of Georgia in 1825.
Notable Robert Grier was one of Butts County's notable citizens. He was the Citizens publisher of Grier's Almanac which has been published annually since
1807. Current sales average 2.5 million copies a year.
Annual Festivals in Butts County include the Scottish Festival, the Native Events American Festival, and a Civil War re-enactment each November.
County http://www.buttscounty.org/
Chamber of http://www.chamberbuttscounty.org/ Commerce
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13035
Indian Springs Holiness Campground
Indian Springs State Park
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