- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Bryan County
- Creator:
- Sullivan, Buddy
- Date of Original:
- 2003-12-16
- Subject:
- Bryan County (Ga.)
Counties--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Bryan County, Georgia. Bryan County, on the Georgia coast just south and west of Savannah, was created from Chatham County by an act of the state legislature on December 19, 1793. In 1794 land from Effingham County was also transferred to Bryan. The county was named in honor of Jonathan Bryan, one of the leading colonial settlers in Georgia and a key figure in the colony's movement toward independence and during the Revolutionary War (1775-83).
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/bryan-county/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Bryan 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)
- Rights:
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