Peach County State Historical Marker

Located at the Peach County Courthouse, Fort Valley, Ga.

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PEACH COUNTY

 

This County, created by Act of the Legislature

July 18, 1924, is named for one of Georgia's

leading crops, the Georgia Peach known

throughout the nation and beyond. The famous

Elbert Peach was developed in Georgia by

Samuel b. Rumph and is grown widely in this

area. Among the first County Officers were:

Sheriff George D. Anderson, Clerk of Superior

Court Emmett Houser, Ordinary M.C. Moseley,

Tax Receiver C.N. Rountree, Tax Collector

T.E. Tharpe, Treasurer C.E. Martin, Coroner

W.H. Hafer and Surveyor T.F. Flournoy.

 

111-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 195?

Photo: Keith Hair

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