- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Jefferson County
- Creator:
- Anderson, Gail, 1951-
- Date of Original:
- 2003-12-15
- Subject:
- Jefferson County (Ga.)
Counties--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jefferson County, 33.05484, -82.41815
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Jefferson County, Georgia. Jefferson County, in east central Georgia southwest of Augusta, was established in 1796 on land formerly a part of Burke and Warren counties. It was named after U.S. president Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and the first U.S. secretary of state.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/jefferson-county/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Jefferson 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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