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Webster County, Georgia
| County Formed |
December 16, 1853 |
| County
Seat |
Preston |
| Incorporated Cities |
Weston and Preston |
| Total
Area |
209.6 square miles |
| History |
Webster County was created in 1853
from part of Stewart County. Georgia's 103rd county originally had an Indian
name, Kinchafoonee, for a principal creek that crosses it. After outsiders made
fun of the name, the county's citizens petitioned to change it to honor Daniel
Webster.
The first Confederate flag to fly
in Georgia was raised on the Webster County Courthouse lawn in 1861. At the end
of the war, Union troops cut down and destroyed the flagpole.
For a short period during World
War II, the belvedere atop the courthouse was used to watch for any enemy
aircraft that might be headed toward nearby Fort Benning.
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| Points
of Interest |
Preston, the county seat, was
known as Lannahassee and was the first white settlement after Creek Indians
left the area. When the county was created, its name changed to honor William
O. Preston of South Carolina.
Endangered species found in
Webster County are the southern bald eagle and the red-cockaded
woodpecker.
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| Notable Citizens |
Walter F. George, who served as a
U.S. Senator for 34 years, ambassador to NATO, and a special advisor to
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was born near Preston in 1878. |
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Cities and Towns In Webster County
(County Seat)
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