History of Colquitt County, Georgia, and Her Builders
Title | History of Colquitt County, Georgia, and Her Builders PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Colquitt County (Ga.) |
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History of Colquitt County, Georgia, and Her Builders
Title | History of Colquitt County, Georgia, and Her Builders PDF eBook |
Author | Mattie Oglesby Coyle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 1925 |
Genre | Colquitt County (Ga.) |
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Colquitt County
Title | Colquitt County PDF eBook |
Author | Melody S. Jenkins |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738567563 |
Located in an area known as the "Pine Barrens" because the branches of the dense, virgin pine trees interlaced so tightly that they almost blocked the sun's rays and prevented the growth of ground vegetation, Colquitt County was formed from Thomas and Lowndes Counties in 1856. The county was named for Walter T. Colquitt, a Methodist minister, Georgia's most successful criminal lawyer, and a state senator. The 1860 Federal Census listed 1,360 residents in the county's 547.5 square miles. Set up as a buffer zone between the Seminole Indians of Florida and the Lower Creeks of Georgia, the area was considered by some members of the Georgia Assembly as "practically useless" and not worthy of state expenditures for road construction. From this inauspicious beginning, Colquitt County has grown to be a leader in agricultural, industrial, military, municipal, educational, historic, and artistic endeavors. Colquitt County continues to be a leader in all aspects of community life, from the early days of logging, naval stores, farming, and livestock production, to modern advances in education, manufacturing, agriculture, and the arts.
History of Colquitt County
Title | History of Colquitt County PDF eBook |
Author | W. A. Covington |
Publisher | |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 1937 |
Genre | Colquitt County (Ga.) |
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A Pictorial History of Colquitt County, Georgia
Title | A Pictorial History of Colquitt County, Georgia PDF eBook |
Author | Advantage Publications |
Publisher | |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Colquitt County (Ga.) |
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Union Catalog of the History and Genealogy Resources Available at the South Georgia Regional Library System's Special Collections, the Valdosta State University Special Collections, and the Lowndes County Historical Society Library: South Georgia Regional Library System
Title | Union Catalog of the History and Genealogy Resources Available at the South Georgia Regional Library System's Special Collections, the Valdosta State University Special Collections, and the Lowndes County Historical Society Library: South Georgia Regional Library System PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Georgia |
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Index to the History of Colquitt County (Georgia)
Title | Index to the History of Colquitt County (Georgia) PDF eBook |
Author | W. A. Covington |
Publisher | |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 1937 |
Genre | Colquitt County (Ga.) |
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