- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- First Court North of Augusta historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Wilkes County
Memorials--Georgia--Sandtown - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Sandtown, 33.83624, -82.68764
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 44 at Sandtown
Text of marker: "FIRST COURT NORTH OF AUGUSTA. Near here, in the home of Jacob McLendon, the first Court held north of Augusta convened August 25, 1779, by order of the Executive Council of Georgia. Absalom Bedell, Benjamin Catchings, William Downs were Justices; Henry Monadue, Clerk; Joseph Scott-Riden, Sheriff. John Dooly was Attorney for the State. Grand Jurors were: Stephen Heard, Barnard Heard, George Walton, Daniel Burnett, Thomas Carter, Richard Aycock, Robert Day, John Gorham, Dionysius Oliver, Holman Freeman, Sen. Daniel Coleman, Thomas Stroud, Micajah Williamson, James McLean, Jacob Herington, William Bailey, John Glass, Charles Bedingfield. 157-17 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_first-court-north-of-augusta
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_first-court-north-of-augusta
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
