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Photo Gallery:
Go to the
Carl Vinson website for information on the courthouse. The last two
pictures depict the Barrow County Jail, now the Barrow County Museum.
 
Marker text:
Barrow County was created by Act of July 7, 1914 from Gwinnett, Jackson and
Walton Counties. It was named for David Crenshaw Barrow, Chancellor of the
University of Georgia for many years. Born in Oglethorpe County, October 18,
1852, he died in Athens, January 11, 1929. Affectionately known to thousands
as "Uncle Dave," he spent most of his life teaching. First officers of
Barrow County, commissioned January 11, 1915, were: H.G. Hill, Ordinary;
Geo. N. Bagwell, Clk. Sup. Ct.; H.O. Camp, Sheriff; J.A. Still, Tax
Receiver; Alonzo N. Williams, Tax Collector; J.W. Norwell, Treasurer; R.L.
Griffith, Surveyor; Tom McElhannon, Coroner; W.M. Holsenbeck, Co. School
Supt.
007-2 Georgia Historical Commission 1956
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