History of Bulloch, Effingham & Screven Counties in Georgia County GA

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Tri-County Area in Eastern Georgia
Bulloch~Effingham~Screven
plus
Jenkins
New
24-Page
Booklet
Early days in the Georgia counties of Bulloch, Effingham, 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 quality paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.
Past and/or present area communities include:
(
Not necessarily named in the booklet.
)
Bulloch
--
Statesborough
Effingham County
-- Springfield, Ebenezer, Whitesville, Abercorn
Screven County
--Sylvana, Jacksonborough, Mill Haven, Paramore  Hill, Hudson's Ferry
Jenkins County
(formed in 1905 from Bulloch, Screven and Burke) --Millen, 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?