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:: Pickens County :: 
 
County December 5, 1853 Formed 
County Seat Jasper 
Incorporated Jasper, Nelson and Talking Rock Cities 
Total Area 232.1 square miles 
History Pickens County was created in 1853 from parts of Cherokee and Gilmer counties. Georgia's 100th county was named for General Andrew Pickens, a Revolutionary War soldier. 
A railroad line built in 1883 from Atlanta, through the valleys and mountain passes of Pickens County to Tate and Nelson, made possible the development of large marble quarries. One of the largest marble veins in the world is in Pickens County, running at least four miles long. It is a half-mile deep and almost that wide in places. Over 60 percent of the monuments in Washington, D.C. are made from Pickens County marble. 
The Old Federal Road, the earliest vehicular route through northwest Georgia, crossed northern Pickens County at Talking Rock Creek. 
 
Higher Appalachian Technical College Education 
 
Annual Several special events take place in Pickens County. Two of the biggest Events festivals are held in October: the Marble Festival and Heritage Days 
Festival in Talking Rock. 
County http://www.pickenscountyga.com 
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13227 
 
Monument to James Edward Oglethorpe, Jasper 
 
Old Pickens County Jail 
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