Richmond County, Georgia

Richmond County, Georgia

March 15, 1758	8 parishes are created in Georgia, mostly for military and religious purposes
	Eight parishes established
	Burke County, Georgia
	Chatham County, Georgia
	Effingham County, Georgia
	Liberty County, Georgia
	Richmond County, Georgia
February 5, 1777	Richmond County created
	Creation of Georgia Counties
	Richmond County, Georgia
September 23, 1827	Freeman Walker dies, Augusta, Georgia. He is buried in his family cemetery in Richmond County
	Richmond County, Georgia
	Freeman Walker
July 20, 1833	John Pendleton King and James McLaws among others, organize a meeting to propose the construction of a railroad from Augusta to Athens
	Clarke County, Georgia
	Richmond County, Georgia
September 15, 1845	First Augusta to Atlanta train
	Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900)
	City of Augusta, Georgia
	Richmond County, Georgia
January 13, 1865	Flooding destroys property in east-central Georgia including Augusta and Hamburg
	City of Augusta, Georgia
	Richmond County, Georgia
January 1, 1996	Richmond County and the city of Augusta merge
	City of Augusta, Georgia
	Richmond County, Georgia

Name derivation:Named in honor of Charles Lenox, third Duke of Richmond, who served in various political roles in Britain but was a strong supporter of a free America
Acquisition:Creek land cession of May 21, 1733
Taken from:Original county
Counties created from:Columbia, McDuffie County
Cities:Augusta (county seat)
Web sites:
National Register of Historic Places in Richmond County, Georgia
Richmond County, Georgia, links

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