Name derivation:Named in honor of John Dooly, who, with Elijah Clarke and Andrew Pickens, led backcountry resistance to British rule of Georgia during the American Revolution. He was murdered in front of his children by British Regulars.
Acquisition: Creek cession of January 8, 1821
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Web sites:National Register of Historic Places in Dooly County, Georgia