Montgomery County State Historical Marker

Located at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Mt. Vernon, Ga.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

 

Montgomery County, created Dec. 19, 1793 out

of Washington, originally contained all of

Wheeler and Tattnall and parts of Treutlen,

Toombs, Emanuel and Dodge Counties. It was

named for Maj. Gen. Richard Montgomery (1736-

1775), "an early martyr to the cause of liberty."

Commanding an expedition to Canada in 1775,

he was killed at the Siege of Quebec. First

County officers, commissioned Feb. 17, 1794,

were: March McKessak, Sheriff; Thos. Pugh, Clk.

Inf. Ct.; Jonathan Eammons, Clk. Sup. Ct.; Jon-

athan Holly, Cor.; Wm. Cawthorn, Reg. of Pro-

bate; Willis Wood, Sur.

 

103-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Photo: Keith Hair

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