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Taylor County, Georgia
| County Formed |
January 15, 1852 |
| County
Seat |
Butler |
| Incorporated Cities |
Butler and Reynolds |
| Total
Area |
377.5 square miles |
| History |
Taylor County was created from
Macon, Marion and Talbot counties in 1852, the 98th county organized. The
county was named after Zachary Taylor, who won a victory at Buena Vista in the
Mexican War and later became the 12th President of the United States.
The Tuscaloosa Formation, located
in the county, is a sand clay formation that represents the first prominent
coastal plains deposits laid.
Butler was named for General
William Orlando Butler, another hero of the Mexican War.
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| Points
of Interest |
The Wire Road, which ran through
Taylor County, was named for the telegraph wire that stretched along it. The
road was part of the stage highway from Richmond to New Orleans.
Points of interest in Taylor
County include: Beechwood Farm, the home of Confederate General John B. Gordon;
and the site of Fort Lawrence, which was established by Colonel Benjamin
Hawkins, for whom Hawkinsville was named.
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| Annual
Events |
The Crackerland Country Fair is
held in the community of Howard each April. Also, a Strawberry Festival is held
annually in Reynolds. |
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Cities and Towns In Taylor County
(County Seat)
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