- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia county snapshots: Cook County
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, GA] : Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs, 2006
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Housing--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- At head of title: State of Georgia
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C495 .S1 S6 C65 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bc65-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bc65-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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Community Profile
:: Cook County ::
County July 30, 1918 Formed
County Seat Adel
Incorporated Adel, Cecil, Lenox and Sparks Cities
Total Area 229.1 square miles
History Cook County was the 153rd county formed in Georgia. It was created from Berrien County and named for General Philip Cook, who fought in both the Seminole War and the Civil War and was Georgia's Secretary of State for over 20 years.
The county courthouse was constructed in 1939, one of many depression era public works projects in the state. This courthouse is also listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Another historic building, located in Adel, is the Jim Paulk-SOWEGA Building, owned by the AdelCook County Chamber of Commerce. The building was constructed in 1930 and originally the home office of Southwest Georgia Melon Growers Association (SOWEGA), which started in 1920 as the only cooperative association for marketing watermelons in the world.
One of the first roads cut through the Wiregrass Territory ran through Cook County at Cecil. This road, known as the Coffee Road, was called for by an act of the state legislature in 1823 and was built by General John Coffee. The Coffee Road became a main thoroughfare for early settlers, who traveled to Tallahassee and the Gulf Coast for salt and other staples.
Points of Reed Bingham State Park is located in the county. The park has a variety Interest of recreational facilities centering around a 400-acre lake, where
swimming, skiing, boating, and fishing are excellent. Other facilities include campsites, nature trails, miniature golf, and picnic shelters.
Notable A notable person from Cook County is Eugene Patterson, a recipient of a Citizens Pulitzer Prize. He was the editor of The Atlanta Constitution during the
Ralph McGill era (1960-68) and wrote for the Associated Press. Patterson became chairman and CEO of what is now the biggest daily newspaper in Florida - the St. Petersburg Times and started Florida Trend magazine. He was also instrumental in starting Georgia Trend magazine.
Annual Some of Cook County's festivals include the Brushy Creek Muzzleloaders Events Spring Shoot and Rendezvous in March, the Annual Turnip Trot in
November, and the Lean-Ox Festival, also in November.
Chamber of http://www.adel-cookchamber.org/ Commerce
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13075
Reed Bingham State Park
Jim Paulk-SOWEGA Building, Adel
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