- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Clinch Court House historical marker
- Creator:
- Hair, Keith
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Clinch County
Counties--Georgia--Clinch County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clinch County, Homerville, 31.0366, -82.74708
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Clinch County Courthouse, Homerville
Text of marker: "CLINCH COURT HOUSE. Clinch County was created by an Act of the Legislature approved Feb. 14, 1850 out of lands formerly in Lowndes and Ware Counties and was named for General Duncan L. Clinch, a hero of the War of 1812 and the Indian wars. At the first election held in April, 1850, J.C. Kirkland was elected clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts; Charles Cowart, sheriff; Benjamin Cornelius, tax receiver; Ezekiel J. Sirmans, tax collector, David J. Blackburn, surveyor; Joseph L. Rogers, coroner; David Johnson, Hiram Sears and Manning Smith, justices of the Inferior Court. 032-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_clinch-court-house
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_clinch-court-house
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
