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Ware County, Georgia's 60th county, was created on December 15, 1824, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly from land that was originally part of Appling County. The county is named for Nicholas Ware , the mayor of Augusta , Georgia from (1819–1821) and United States Senator who represented Georgia from 1821 until his death in 1824.
In 1824, Waresboro was the first county seat of Ware County. In 1860, newspaperman and lawyer Carey Wentworth Styles practiced law in Waresboro, after moving to the community from Brunswick where he had been mayor. While in Waresboro, Styles published the Georgia Forester, a weekly newspaper.
Coffee County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 9, 1854, from portions of Clinch, Irwin, Telfair, and Ware counties. These lands were originally ceded by the Creek in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in (1814) and the Treaty of the Creek Agency (1818) and apportioned to the above counties before becoming Coffee County.
Most notably, the county-run Santa Ynez Reservoir — which is right in the heart of Pacific Palisades, and can hold 117 million gallons — was empty when the fires broke out last week, and has ...
Pierce County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 19,716. [ 1 ] The county seat is Blackshear . [ 2 ]
The Demons hit a 42-yard field goal at the horn to win, 23-21, in one of the most electric games of the playoffs so far. Check out a summary and other regional playoff scores.
Rancho Palos Verdes, about 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, faces damage from landslides as the region moves toward the ocean.
Charlton County was created from a portion of Camden County, Georgia, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 18, 1854. [4] The original county seat was at Trader's Hill , until 1901. Additional lands from Ware County , Georgia, were added to Charlton's borders by an 1855 act of the General Assembly.