Early County, Georgia

Early County, Georgia

August 9, 1814	Treaty of Fort Jackson, ceding the lower third of Georgia is signed by the Creek
	Jeff Davis County, Georgia
	Atkinson County, Georgia
	Berrien County, Georgia
	Early County, Georgia
	Baker County, Georgia
	Creek Indians
December 15, 1818	Early County created
	Peter Early
	Creation of Georgia Counties
	Early County, Georgia
February 16, 1863	The CSS Chattahoochee, a twin-screw steam powered gunboat built in Saffold, Georgia (Early County, just north of the Florida-Georgia state line) enters service
	Early County, Georgia
June 30, 2008	A 1200-megawatt coal-fired plant in Early County is blocked by Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore of the Fulton County Superior Court.
	Early County, Georgia

Name derivation:Named in honor of Peter Early, governor of Georgia who led the state during the War of 1812
Acquisition: Creek cession of August 9, 1814
Taken from: Original county
Counties created from: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Miller, Seminole
Cities: Blakely (county seat)

Web sites:
National Register of Historic Places in Early County, Georgia
Early County, Georgia, links

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