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Wayne
County,
Georgia
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Seventy years
after General James Oglethorpe settled the colony of Georgia and 27
years after that colony became one of the 13 original states, Wayne
County came into being. It was created by an Act of the Legislature in
1803 after the Wilkinson Treaty was signed with the Creek Indians on
January 16, 1802, which ceded part of the Tallassee Country and part of
the lands within the forks of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers to the
United States.
The county was named for Mad Anthony Wayne whose military career had
made him a well known hero. When he surprised the British garrison at
Stony Point on July 15, 1779, he acquired the nickname “Mad” Anthony.
From one siege to another, he was a vital member of General George
Washington’s staff serving well under General Nathaniel Greene and
coming to Georgia in 1781 in his service during the American Revolution.
The county seat is Jesup, Georgia
Cities and towns
Jesup
Odum
Screven
Gardi
Mt. Pleasant
Former towns
Waynesville (There is another community named Waynesville in Brantley
County, Georgia.)
Tuckersville
Pendarvis
Fort Barrington
Williamsburg
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Adjacent Counties
Tattnall County (north)
Long County (northeast)
McIntosh County (east)
Glynn County (southeast)
Brantley County (south)
Pierce County (southwest)
Appling County (northwest)
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