- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ben Hill County
- Creator:
- Cooksey, Elizabeth B.
- Date of Original:
- 2005-02-25
- Subject:
- Counties--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Ben Hill County, 31.75978, -83.22046
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Ben Hill County in Georgia. Ben Hill County Ben Hill County at a Glance covers 252 square miles of south central Georgia. Georgia's 146th county was carved from Irwin and Wilcox counties in 1906 and is named for Benjamin Hill, a U.S. senator who served as Troup County's state representative and senator in the mid-1800s.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/ben-hill-county/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Ben Hill County," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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