- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- McDonough
- Creator:
- Beck, Carolyn Floyd
- Date of Original:
- 2005-08-19
- Subject:
- Cities and towns--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Henry County, McDonough, 33.44734, -84.14686
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about McDonough, Georgia. The city of McDonough, located approximately thirty miles southeast of Atlanta, is the seat of government for Henry County. Incorporated on December 17, 1823, the town was named for Commodore Thomas MacDonough, the hero of the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812 (1812-15). The town was laid out in blocks, with the Henry County Courthouse originally in the center. Like most towns, it was established near its water source. In McDonough, this was known as the "Big Spring," and the city's first waterworks was located there.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/mcdonough/
- 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.
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- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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