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History of Muscogee County GeorgiaSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: Our database does not include an historic photo for Muscogee County Georgia, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: MUSCOGEE, a county in the W. part of Georgia, contains about 400 square miles. The Chattahoochee river forms its W. boundary, and separates it from Alabama, and it is also drained by Upatoi, Randall's, and Nocheefaloochee creeks. The soil varies from the richest mould to the poorest sand. Cotton, maize, wheat, oats, and potatoes are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 8508 bales of cotton; 399,113 bushels of corn; 34,731 of oats, and 83,425 of sweet potatoes. There were 4 cotton factories, 1 woollen factory, 1 manufactory of farming implements, 2 foundries, 7 flour and grist mills, 1 paper mill, and 10 saw mills. It contained 6 churches, 4 newspaper offices, and 255 pupils attending public schools. The county contains granite, hornblende, iron, agate, jasper, chalcedony, and other rare minerals. The Chattahoochee affords abundant water-power, and is navigable for steamboats from this county to the Gulf of Mexico. The vertical rise and fall of this river is not less than 60 feet. This county is the most populous in the state except Chatham. It is intersected by the Muscogee railroad, which terminates at Columbus, the county sent. Organized in 1826, and named from a tribe of the Creek Indians. Population, 18,578; of whom 10,422 were free, and 8156, slaves. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
Georgia Facts: Muscogee County Facts: Seat: ColumbusEstablished: 1826 Formed from: Creek Nation
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