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Worth County, Georgia
| December 19, 1703 |
Attacked as they approach a fortified position, Colonel Moore, 50 irregulars and about 1,000 Creek Indians attack the town of Ayaville, in present-day Worth County on the Flint River
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Creek Indians |
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Worth County, Georgia |
| December 20, 1853 |
Worth County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Worth County, Georgia |
| March 31, 1961 |
F3 tornado strikes Dooly County, killing 1 and injuring 14. More than 2.5 million dollars in damage. Tornadoes also strike Schley, Houstoun, Pulaski, Bleckley, Laurens, Worth and Tattnall counties.
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Tattnall County, Georgia |
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Laurens County, Georgia |
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Houston County, Georgia |
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Schley County, Georgia |
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Dooly County, Georgia |
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Bleckly County, Georgia |
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Worth County, Georgia |
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Pulaski County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| February 14, 2000 |
Tornadoes strike Camilla, Georgia, south of Albany
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Worth County, Georgia |
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Tornadoes kill 19 in Southwest Georgia |
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Mitchell County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
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Turner County, Georgia |
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Tift County, Georgia |
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Colquitt County, Georgia |
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Grady County, Georgia |
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Decatur County, Georgia |
| March 20, 2003 |
Tornadoes strike Mitchell and Worth Counties
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Worth County, Georgia |
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Mitchell County, Georgia |
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Tornadoes strike Camilla and Bridgeboro |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
Name derivation:Named in honor of William J. Worth, who fought in the Seminole Wars, capturing a group of chiefs during the battle of Palaklaklaha on April 19, 1842. He also fought in the Mexican-American War Acquisition: Creek cession of January 8, 1821 Taken from: Dooly County, Irwin County Counties created from: Tift County, Turner County Cities: Web sites:National Register of Historic Places in Worth County, GeorgiaWorth County, Georgia, links
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