- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia county snapshots: Calhoun 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 C21 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bc21-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bc21-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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Community Profile
:: Calhoun County ::
County February 20, 1854 Formed
County Seat Morgan
Incorporated Arlington, Edison, Leary and Morgan Cities
Total Area 280.2 square miles
History Calhoun County was created in 1854 from parts of Baker and Early counties. It was named for Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, who had resigned as Vice President of the U.S. in 1832 so that he could return to the Senate to debate Daniel Webster on state rights.
The county courthouse has burned down twice in Calhoun County, once in 1888 and again in 1920.
One site on the National Register of Historic Places is the Arlington Methodist Church, built in 1908. It was designed by Columbus architect T. Firth Lockwood, Sr., using the Romanesque style of architecture.
Morgan, the county seat, was named for General Daniel Morgan, a Revolutionary War figure.
Points of Agriculture dominates the economy, with more than 50% of the land Interest designated prime farmland by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Calhoun County is home to several endangered plant and animal species including the Swamp Buckhorn, the Yellow Flytrap, the Hirst Panic Grass, and the Gopher Tortoise.
Annual Calhoun County hosts many special events including the May Day Festival Events in Arlington, held the first Saturday in May and one of the oldest festivals
in Georgia. In Edison, a Better Hometown City, the King Cotton Horse Show is held in May on Mother's Day weekend. Also, the Annual Harvest Festival in Morgan is held November around the courthouse square..
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13037
Ecotourism and Adventure
Hunting lodge in Edison
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