- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Baker County historical marker
- Creator:
- Hair, Keith
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Baker County
Counties--Georgia--Baker County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Baker County, Newton, 31.31296, -84.33574
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Old Baker County courthouse square, Newton
Text of marker: "BAKER COUNTY. This County, created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 12 & 24, 1825, is named for Col. John Baker of Revolutionary fame. The original County Site was at Byron but an Act of Dec. 26, 1831, established a new Site which was named Newton for Sgt. John Newton, a Revolutionary soldier. One of the hardest battles of the Creek Indian War was fought in Baker County at Chickasawhachee Creek in 1836. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Stafford Long, Clerk of Superior & Inferior Courts Thomas F. Whittington, Coroner John Gillion and Surveyor Jno. C. Neil. 004-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_baker-county
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_baker-county
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
