Meriwether County State Historical Marker

Located at the Meriwether County Courthouse, Greenville, Ga.
33.02855, -84.71276

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MERIWETHER COUNTY

Meriwether County, "Second Home" of Pres.

Franklin D. Roosevelt and birthplace of three

Ga. Governors -- Joseph M. Terrell, William Y.

Atkinson and John M. Slaton -- was created by

Act of Dec. 14, 1827 from Troup County. It

was named for Gen. David Meriwether (1755-1823),

Revolutionary soldier, legislator, Congressman.

Representing the government in various nego-

tiations with the Indians, he had unusual

influence with their Chiefs. First officers of

Meriwether County, commissioned Feb. 7, 1828,

were: Joseph Weaver, Sheriff; Hugh W. Ector, Clk.

Sup. Ct.; A.M. Weathers, Clk. Inf. Ct.; Joseph

Crockett, Surveyor; John Edmonds, Coroner.

099-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Photo: Keith Hair

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