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Greene County is a county located in the east central portion & the Lake country region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 18,915. [ 2 ] The county seat is Greensboro . [ 3 ]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
This is a list of properties and districts in Greene County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:
Greensboro was founded circa 1780; in 1787, it was designated the seat of the newly formed Greene County. It was incorporated as a town in 1803 and as a city in 1855. [ 4 ] The city was named for Major General Nathanael Greene , commander of the rebel American forces at the Battle of Guilford Court House on March 15, 1781.
The Dyar site is an archaeological site in Greene County, Georgia, in the north central Piedmont physiographical region. [1] The site covers an area of 2.5 hectares. [2] It was inhabited almost continuously from 1100 to 1600 by a local variation of the Mississippian culture known as the South Appalachian Mississippian culture.
Scull Shoals is a former rapids and community on the Oconee River in Greene County, Georgia.It is an example of sedimentation due to unsustainable agricultural practices. Although the rapids and community are buried in silt, some remains of buildings are still visi
How Curious a Land: Conflict and Change in Greene County Georgia 1850-1885 is a history of a Georgia plantation community from 1855 to 1885. The book looks at the political, economic and the role of the law and society passing through the Civil War and Reconstruction. It was written by Dr. Jonathan M. Bryant of Georgia Southern University.
The Greene County Courthouse in Greensboro in Greene County, Georgia was built in 1849. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It is a three-story Greek Revival-style brick courthouse built in 1848–49, and expanded in 1938 with two wings. Its third story was added by and for the local Masonic organization.