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Photo Gallery: Fannin County Courthouse
Marker
text:
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Jan. 21, 1854,
is named for Col. J.W. Fannin who was killed in the massacre at Goliad, Mar.
27, 1836. He had been captured with about 350 Georgia Volunteers under his
command while fighting for the Republic of Texas in its successful War of
Independence with Mexico. The first County Site was at Morganton but it was
moved to Blue Ridge Aug. 13, 1895 by vote of a public election. The greater
part of this County, which contains the Noontootly National Game Refuge,
lies in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
055-1 Georgia Historical Commission 1954 |