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was created on December 14,
1827 from Troup and Muscogee counties. This was land that was
originally distributed by the 1827 Land Lottery and later by the
1832 Land Lottery. The new county was named for Charles Harris, a
distinguished Savannah lawyer who died about the time the county was
established. He was thought by many to be the best lawyer in Georgia
at that time.
The county seat of Harris County is
Hamilton, which was incorporated on December 20, 1828. It is located
one mile south of Pine Mountain. Hamilton may have been named for
Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury in
Washington's cabinet. But another theory has it named for George W.
Hamilton, a prominent South Carolinian, Other towns in Harris County
are: Pine Mountain, and Waverly Hall and Shiloh and Ellerslie.
Harris County is also home to beautiful
Callaway
Gardens.
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Harris County Courthouse
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Harris County
Comprehensive Plan
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Waste Management Plan 2007 DRAFT
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Traffic Study - Villages at Harris Creek
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