Where is charlton county georgia

Mary's river rises in the Okefinokee swamp and outlines the portion which projects into Florida. All the streams have an abundance of fish, and game, such as deer, bear, turkeys, wood-cock, partridge and snipe is plentiful. The Okefinokee swamp, which covers much of the county, bears a heavy growth of timber, chiefly yellow pine and. The lands between this swamp and the Florida line are fertile and melons, potatoes, long staple cotton, sugar-cane, tobacco, oranges and figs are raised in abundance.

Outside of this district much of the land is wild and is devoted to stock-raising. Folkston, the county seat, is near the Camden county line at the junction of two divisions of the latter system. Trader's Hill, the former county seat is on the St.

Mary's river and has a large trade in lumber. The population in was 3,, a gain of in ten years. Charlton, Robert Milledge , son of Thomas Usher Pulaski Charlton, a sketch of whose life is given in a following paragraph, well upheld the prestige of the honored name which he bore, having been an able lawyer, author and publicist and a man whose integrity of purpose was beyond cavil. He was born in the city of Savannah, Ga.

He was admitted to the bar of the eastern circuit before he attained his majority and rose to prominence and marked precedence in his profession.

At the age of twenty-one years he was elected to represent his native county in the state legislature; at twenty-four was appointed district attorney, by President Andrew Jackson; at twenty-eight became judge of the eastern judicial circuit, making a notable record on the bench; he was thrice mayor of Savannah, and at the age of forty-four years he became United States senator, succeeding John MacPherson Berrien.

Charlton county was named for him. He was a public-spirited citizen and devout Christian, having been a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church and concerned with most of the charities of his section of the state. He was of a cheerful temperament, humorous, helpful, eloquent; kindly and tolerant in his association with his fellow men in all stations of life.

He was a contributor to the magazines of the day, notably the "Knickerbocker," to which he contributed many sketches of Georgia life in his section of the state. He published a volume of Georgia reports, comprehending the decisions of the superior court of the eastern circuit prior to the establishing of the supreme court.

He published a volume of poems, including a few contributed by his brother, Dr. Thomas Jackson Charlton, and the work was carried through a second edition. In politics he gave an unwavering allegiance to the Democracy. In Judge Charlton was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Shick, of Savannah, a daughter of Peter Shick, whose father, John Shick, was a Salzburger, losing one of his arms at the siege of Savannah, in , while serving as a valiant soldier of the Continental line.

The first county seat was Traders Hill, a community located on the St. Mary's River previously known as Fort Alert. At that time, the city was known as "the station. Most of the early settlers came from nearby Center Village. These settlers built homes and stores near the platform that was used for railroad passengers. Once the city began to grow, a city name other than "the station" was definitely needed. Thus, the settlement was named for Dr. William B.

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