- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Calhoun County
- Creator:
- Morgan, Linda
- Date of Original:
- 2006-07-28
- Subject:
- Counties--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Calhoun County, 31.5292, -84.62451
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Calhoun County, Georgia. Covering 280 square miles in southwest Georgia, Calhoun County was created from parts of Early and Baker counties in 1854. The county is named for John C. Calhoun, the U.S. vice president under presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. It has four incorporated cities: Arlington, Edison, Leary, and Morgan.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/calhoun-county/
- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," 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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