New Courthouse - 1850

New Courthouse - 1850 is a Georgia historical marker in Marion County, dedicated 1954.

Located on Broad Street (Georgia Route 41) 0 miles south of 4th Avenue in Buena Vista.

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Built in 1850 of locally made brick, this is one of two courthouses standing in Marion County. The other built in 1848 is at Tazewell. The first courthouse was at Horry. When the county seat was moved here the town was called Pea Ridge. Wishing a new name the citizens chose Taylor, for Gen. Zach Taylor, but found there was already a Taylor, Ga. Then came news of a Mexican War victory at Buena Vista and this name was chosen. Pea Ridge was one mile from the ancient Indian village of King's Town on the Uchee Trail used by Indians to carry trading goods 300 miles from Alabama to Savannah.

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1838 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1842 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1845 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1851 · Tennessee, Alabama en Florida. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1856 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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