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:: Talbot County :: 
 
County December 14, 1827 Formed 
County Seat Talbotton 
Incorporated Geneva, Junction City, Talbotton and Woodland Cities 
Total Area 393.2 square miles 
History Talbot County, Georgia's 74th county, was created in 1827 from part of Muscogee County. The county and county seat, Talbotton, were named for Governor Matthew Talbot, who was serving as president of the Senate when Governor Rabun died. 
The first session of the Georgia Supreme Court was held on January 26, 1846 at the old Claiborne Hotel in Talbotton. Here, the state's first fifteen attorneys were sworn in and qualified to practice law. 
 
Points of Lying at the edge of the coastal plain, Talbot used to be at the ocean's Interest edge. Now the county has large deposits of white sand which provides 
90% of the United States' golf courses with their sand. 
"Magic Hill," in Talbot County, is located at the foot of Pine Mountain. It is so named because of the illusion that a car with its brakes released appears to roll uphill on the road. 
The county is also home to the Big Lazer Creek Wildlife Management Area. 
 
Notable Lazarus Straus, an immigrant from Bavaria, settled in Talbot County with Citizens his family and established a business which was the forerunner of Macy's 
department stores. Straus' sons, Isadore, Oscar and Nathan, were known nationally for their leadership in business, diplomacy and health reform, respectively. 
Chamber of http://www.talbotgeorgia.com/ Commerce 
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13263 
 
Zion Episcopal Church, Talbotton 
 
Straus-Levert Community House/Memorial Hall, Talbotton 
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