Morgan County State Historical Marker

Located at the Morgan County Courthouse, Madison, Ga.
33.59581, -83.46649

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MORGAN COUNTY

Morgan County was created by Act of Dec. 10,

1807 from Baldwin County. It was named for

Gen. Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), a native of

N.J. "Exactly fitted for the toils and pomp

of war," he served with distinction on Benedict

Arnold's expedition to Quebec in 1776-6, com-

manded the riflemen at Saratoga in 1777 and

defeated Tarleton at Cowpens in 1781. After

the War he served two terms in Congress.

First county officers of Morgan County, com-

missioned January 14, 1808, were: Joseph White,

Sheriff; John Nesbitt, Clk. Sup. Ct.; Isham S.

Fannen, Clk. Inf. Ct.; Daniel Sessions, Surveyor;

Miles Gibbs, Coroner.

104-6 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Photo: Ed Jackson

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