Johnson County State Historical Marker

Located at the Johnson County Courthouse, Wrightsville, Ga.

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JOHNSON COUNTY

 

This County, created by Act of the Legislature

Dec. 11, 1858, is named for Gov. Herschel V.

Johnson. The County Site is named for John B.

Wright, pioneer resident. Johnson, Governor

from 1853 to '57, ran for the Vice Presidency

in 1860 on the ticket with Stephen A. Douglas

of Illinois. Among the first County Officers

were: Sheriff Joshua Hightower, Ordinary

Theophilus Christian, Clerk of Superior Court

James W. Walker, Clerk of Inferior Court Richard

Walker, Tax Receiver Madison H. Mason, Tax

Collector Jacob T. Snell, Surveyor Wm. B.

Snell and Coroner George W. Hammock.

 

083-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954

Photo: Keith Hair

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