- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Taylor County
- Creator:
- Pittman, Karan B.
- Date of Original:
- 2005-12-10
- Subject:
- Counties--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Taylor County, 32.55546, -84.25046
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Taylor County, Georgia. Taylor County, encompassing 377 square miles and located in west central Georgia, was established by an act of the state legislature in 1852. Created from Macon, Marion, and Talbot counties, Taylor was the ninety-ninth county organized in the state. The northeastern portion of the county comprises lands east of the Flint River that had belonged to the Creek Nation before its expulsion from the state. Taylor County was named for U.S. president Zachary Taylor, who died in office in 1850.
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- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/taylor-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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