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First Seat of Government Historical Marker
- First Seat of Government of Randolph
County State Historical Marker
- Located on Singer Pond Rd. east of US 27 near Randolph
County line
(Text)
- FIRST SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
OF RANDOLPH COUNTY
- 1/4 Mile
Near here on the old Fort Gaines
Road, the first Monday in August 1829, at the home of Allen and
Jeanette (Roby) Wamble, was held the first Inferior Court for
Randolph County which, at that time, included Stewart, Webster
and Randolph Counties. Lumpkin was soon made the County Seat
of Randolph County and continued for Stewart County after it
was formed in 1830.
On February 12, 1829, Gov. John
Forsyth commissioned Allen Wamble, Jared Irwin, nephew of Gov.
Jared Irwin, nephew of Gov. Jared Irwin, John Cowan, John R.M.
Neel as Justices of the Inferior Court of Randolph County.
- 128-16 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 195?
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- © Carl Vinson Institute of Government,
University of Georgia
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