Bulloch~Effingham~Jenkins~Screven
New 24 Page Booklet
Early
days in the Georgia counties of Bulloch, Effingham, Jenkins and
Screven are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual
data in this
NEW 24
Page Booklet reprinted
from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical
Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns
and Countryside, a WPA publication. The spiral-bound
booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for
easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.
Past
and/or present communities include: Statesborough
in Bulloch County; Springfield, Ebenezer, Whitesville, Abercorn in
Effingham County; and Sylvania, in Screven County.
Jenkins
County was formed in 1905 from Screven, Bullock and Burke
counties and includes Millen and Perkins.
The
excerpt from White's book covers the development of this area until its
publication date of 1854, while excerpts from the WPA book,
give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting
historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities.
Among
the many and diverse topics in the booklet are:
Early
Settlers for all 3 counties; Extract from the Census of 1850
(Screven and Bulloch); a list of early Bulloch Grand Jurors; Bio
of Colonel Daniel McGirth, Revolutionary figure, and his horse the
Gray Goose; the settlement of Ebenezer by Salzburgers and
their pastor, the Rev. John Martin Bolzius; an extract of the
Journals of the first Salzburgers journey from Dover to Ebenezer;
Revolutionary Documents of Effingham County with names of signers;
Brief Bio of John Abbot, who studied Georgian insects; an colorful
Revolutional War tale "possibly" involving one Michael Doherty of
Screven ; the battle at Briar Creek on March 1779; Georgia
State Teacher's College; old Jerusalem Church at site of New Ebenezer;
the Goshen Methodist Church; site of estate of Gen. Nathaniel Greene
where Eli Whitney, aided by Mrs. Greene, invented the cotton gin;
and other bits of history and trivia.
Illustrations
include the
church at Edenezer and the Rev. John Martin Bolzius.
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
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