Lincoln County State Historical Marker

Located at the Lincoln County Courthouse, Lincolnton, Ga.

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LINCOLN COUNTY

 

Lincoln County was created by Act of Feb. 20,

1796 from Wilkes County. It was named for

Maj. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) of

Hingham, Mass., who held the Chief Command

of the Southern Department in the Continental

Army. In 1781 he became Secty. of War. In

1789 he was appointed Collector of the Port

of Boston. First County Officers, commissioned

Sept. 15, 1796, were: James Hughes, Sheriff; Wm.

Dowsing, Clerk Inf. Court; Abner Tatom, Clerk

Sup. Court; Britain Lockhart, Coroner; Joel

Lockhart, Surveyor; John Middleton, Reg. of

Probate. In 1798 John Seale became Tax Col.

and Edward Smith, Tax Rec.

 

090-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

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