- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Evans County historical marker
- Creator:
- Hair, Keith
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Evans County
Counties--Georgia--Evans County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Evans County, Claxton, 32.16158, -81.904
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Evans County Courthouse, Claxton
Text of marker: "EVANS COUNTY. This County, created by Act of the Legislature Aug. 11, 1914, is named for Gen. Clement A. Evans, soldier, lawyer, minister, statesman & author, who died in 1911. He commanded Gordon's old division in the last charge of the Army of Northern Virginia and surrendered under Lee at Appomattox "with guns still hot from firing until the last hour." Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff T.W. Rogers, Ordinary W.H. Brewton, Clerk of Superior Court T.R. Tippins, Tax Receiver A.V. Smith, Tax Collector Daniel Sikes, Treasurer James S. Hogan and Surveyor A.D. Eason. 054-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_evans-county
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_evans-county
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
