- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Dawson County
- Creator:
- Cooksey, Elizabeth B.
- Date of Original:
- 2006-01-20
- Subject:
- Counties--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dawson County, 34.4443, -84.17064
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Dawson County, Georgia. Dawson County, in northeast Georgia, is the state's 119th county. Its 211 square miles were carved from parts of Gilmer and Lumpkin counties in 1857 and named for Judge William Crosby Dawson, a native Georgian who served in the state legislature and in the U.S. Senate.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/dawson-county/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- 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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