Chattooga County
State Historical Marker
Formerly located at the Chattooga County
Courthouse, Summerville, Ga.
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CHATTOOGA COUNTY
Chattooga County was created
by Act of Dec. 28, 1838 from Floyd and Walker Counties. It was
named for the river which flows through county, called Chattooga
by the Cherokee Indians. Sequoyah (George Guess or Gist), inventor
of the Cherokee Alphabet, was born and lived for some time near
Alpine in Chattooga County. First County Officers, commissioned
February 5, 1839, were: G.T. Hopkins, Clerk Superior Court; I.N.
Bibb, Clerk Inferior Court; W.T. Gellet, Sheriff; I. McNeally,
Coroner.
027-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1956
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