- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Simeon Brinson 1847-1918 historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Decatur County
Memorials--Georgia--Decatur County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Brinson - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, 30.87834, -84.57907
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: In cemetery at U.S. 84 and Ga. 310 west of Bainbridge
Text of marker: "SIMEON BRINSON 1847-1918. The town of Brinson was named in honor of Simeon Brinson, a prominent farmer and businessman. Brinson, a native of Dougherty County, saw action during the War Between the States as a private in Company E, Fifth Georgia Cavalry. After the war he moved to Decatur County. Brinson served as the first postmaster of the Spring Creek Post Office which was established in 1874. He was still postmaster when the name of the post office was changed to Brinson on August 24, 1889. Brinson served as mayor of the town in 1907 and 1913-1914 and two terms (1909-1912) in the Georgia General Assembly. He is interred in the Brinson Cemetery. Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Decatur County Commission 1986" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_simeon-brinson-1847-1918
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_simeon-brinson-1847-1918
- 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:
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