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Twiggs County, Georgia
| County Formed |
December 14, 1809 |
| County
Seat |
Jeffersonville |
| Incorporated Cities |
Danville and Jeffersonville
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| Total
Area |
360.4 square miles |
| History |
Twiggs County was created in 1809,
taking its territory from Wilkinson County. Georgia's 37th county was named for
General John Twiggs, a prominent leader in the Revolutionary War and the Indian
Wars.
There are several sites of
interest listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Hollywood
Plantation, the Old Richland Baptist Church (1811), the county courthouse
(1903), Gleeson Hall, Bullard house, Charlane Plantation, and Myrick's Mill.
LaFayette stopped at this mill during his tour of Georgia in 1825.
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| Points
of Interest |
Industrial development in the
county centers on the mining and production of kaolin. There are 36 mines and
3,797 acres used for kaolin and sand. Kaolin is the white clay-like mineral
used for ceramics and refractories. Timber is the largest agricultural
product.
Twiggs County is the geographic
center of the state.
Twiggs County shares the Ocmulgee
Wildlife Management Area with its southern neighbor, Bleckley County.
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| Notable Citizens |
Dudley Mays Hughes, from Twiggs
County, was a four-time member of Congress and the co-author of the Smith
Hughes Vocational Education Bill in 1917. This law provided federal aid for
vocational education in such areas as agriculture and various technical
skills. |
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Cities and Towns In Twiggs County
(County Seat)
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