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:: Coffee County :: 
 
County February 9, 1854 Formed 
County Seat Douglas 
Incorporated Ambrose, Broxton, Douglas and Nicholls Cities 
Total Area 599.1 square miles 
History Coffee County, was created in 1854 from parts of Clinch, Irwin, Telfair, and Ware counties. Georgia's 107th county was named for General John Coffee, who fought in the region's Indian wars and was a hero of the War of 1812. 
DeSoto's Spanish soldiers were probably the first Europeans to set foot in this area. 
Douglas was named for Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln's opponent in the 1860 Presidential race. 
 
Points of Coffee County is home to Broxton Rocks. These leopard-colored cliffs Interest offer a botanist's dream of rare and endangered flora along with the 
largest and most dramatic outcrop of ancient sandstone anywhere on the coastal plain of the Southeastern U.S. 
General Coffee State Park is 1,490 acres of swimming, fishing, hiking, and camping. The park also features Pioneer Village, a 19th-century village complete with log cabins, chicken coop, smoke house, corn crib, and other exhibits. 
The county is part of the Wiregrass Region. This area encompasses the southern third of the state and is named for the "wiregrass" which grows among the tall Georgia pines. 
 
Higher South Georgia College, the state's first publicly supported junior college. Education 
 
Annual The second Saturday in November, Coffee County hosts Mule Day, a fall Events festival event including mule pulls, wagon rides, plow competitions, and 
more. 
Chamber of http://www.douglasga.org/ Commerce 
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13069 
 
Ashley-Slater House, Douglas 
 
Historic Station Museum, Douglas 
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