History of Washington County, Georgia

By: Ella Mitchell, Orig. pub. 1924, reprinted 2000, 180 pages, New Index, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914425-9.   Washington County was created in 1784, for the purpose of rewarding the Patriots in defense of Georgia. These Patriots were not only from Georgia, but the Carolinas, Virginia, and even men direct from Ireland and Scotland. This county was carved out of Liberty County, GA. and was once the parent county of Chandler, Emanuel, Greene, Hancock, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall,