- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Washington County
- Creator:
- Hollingsworth, Brenda
- Date of Original:
- 2005-09-01
- Subject:
- Counties--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Washington County, 32.96954, -82.7959
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Washington County, Georgia. Washington County in east central Georgia was established on February 25, 1784. Georgia's tenth county, named for U.S. president George Washington, was settled by Revolutionary War (1775-83) veterans who were awarded grants to Creek and Cherokee lands. Beginning in 1786, seven counties plus portions of nine more were eventually cut from the original Washington County. The county currently encompasses 680 square miles, and its population, according to the 2000 U.S. census, is 21,176 (45.7 percent white; 53.2 percent black).
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/washington-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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