Gordon County Courthouse - 1961 - Calhoun, GA
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N 34° 30.173 W 084° 57.079
16S E 688083 N 3819822
Courthouse built in 1961
Waymark Code: WMMMYF
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
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County of plaque: Gordon County
Location of plaque: Courthouse wall, Calhoun
Date of plaque: 1961

Plaque text:

GORDON COUNTY COURT HOUSE
Erected
1961
By and for the people of Gordon County
JOHN H. SLAGLE
Commissioner of Roads and Revenues
Pet F. Bentley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ordinary
Floyd Whittemore . . . . . . .Clerk of Superior Court
Hughdon Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff
W. O. Robertson . . . . . . . . . . Tax Commissioner
Wayne Achworth . . . . . . Superintendent of Schools
Cunningham & Forehand, architects
Gann Construction Company, contractors

Gordon County's first courthouse -- a two-story brick building -- was completed in 1852. This structure was destroyed by a severe storm in 1888. A new two-story brick courthouse with clock tower was built in 1889. This building served the county until 1961, when the present courthouse was completed.

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1961

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