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 Elbert County Bicentennial - Elberton, GA Posted by:  Lat34North
N 34° 06.593 W 082° 52.055
17S E 327743 N 3775914
The Elbert County Bicentennial time capsule is located in the center of the Elberton Town Plaza on Heard Street near the Confederate memorial.
Waymark Code: WM8A4X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2010
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The Elbert County Bicentennial time capsule is located in the center of the Elberton Town Plaza on Heard Street near the Confederate memorial.
In the year 1990 A.D. Elbert County celebrates its 200th anniversary.
To commemorate the Bicentennial occasion, a time capsule filled with historical items was buried here on December 10, 1990 A.D.
This capsule is to be open by citizens of Elbert County on December 10, 2040 A.D.
Source: GA Historic marker:
Created from Wilkes County by Act of Dec. 10, 1790, Elbert County was settled in 1784 by Gen. George Mathews and a group from Virginia and Carolina. The site of Petersburg, the original settlement and third largest town in Georgia in its day, is covered by the Clark Hill Reservoir. Nancy Hart, celebrated Revolutionary patriot, lived in this county. Elbert County was named for Gen. Samuel Elbert, Revolutionary soldier and Governor of Georgia (1785-1786). A native of South Carolina and resident of Savannah (1778) and Brier Creek (1779).
On Jan. 20, 1791, the first session of Elbert County Superior Court was held at the home of Thos. A. Carter on Beaverdam Creek, some 5 miles NW of here. George Walton, Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence, was presiding judge. The Carter plantation house stands today. Nearby is the family cemetery. First officers of Elbert County were: Matthew Talbot, Clerk; Robert Middleton, Sheriff; Robert Cosby, Collector of Taxes; W. Higginbottom, Register of Probate; Thos. Burton, Receiver of Tax Returns; Richardson Hunt, Surveyor; James Tate, Coroner.
052-13 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1959
Subject: County
Commemoration: Bicentennial of the founding of Elbert County.
Date of Founding: Dec. 10, 1790
Date of Commemoration: Dec. 10, 1990
Address:
The Elbert County Bicentennial time capsule is located in the center of the Elberton Town Plaza on Heard Street. The Elbert County Courthouse is located on the west side of the plaza. The address of the courthouse is:
58 Oliver St.
Elberton, GA. 30635
Overview Photograph:
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Detail Photograph:
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