A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . ade,Walker, Catoosa, Chattooga, Bar-tow, Gordon, Polk, Haralson, Car-roll, Douglas, Milton, Dawson,White, Fannin, Pickens, Rabun,Towns and Habersham, and partsof Hall, Heard and Troup. Floyd was surveyed by JacobM. Scudder, who in 1833 was em-ployed by the United States gov-ernment to appraise Indian landsand improvements near CaveSpring. Mr. Scudders name ap-pears on the early records at theFloyd County courthouse in a realestate transaction, bu
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . ade,Walker, Catoosa, Chattooga, Bar-tow, Gordon, Polk, Haralson, Car-roll, Douglas, Milton, Dawson,White, Fannin, Pickens, Rabun,Towns and Habersham, and partsof Hall, Heard and Troup. Floyd was surveyed by JacobM. Scudder, who in 1833 was em-ployed by the United States gov-ernment to appraise Indian landsand improvements near CaveSpring. Mr. Scudders name ap-pears on the early records at theFloyd County courthouse in a realestate transaction, but there is noevidence that he ever lived at , a hamlet located onthe south side of the Coosa Riverat Fosters Bend, about 14 milesbelow Rome, was chosen by legis-lative act of Dec. 21, 1833* as thecounty seat, and a log cabin court-house was erected at which one ormore sessions of court, presidedover by Judge Jno. W. Hooper,were held, and in which quite alumiber of Indians appeared asprosecutors and defendants. The removal of the county seatfrom Livingston to Rome tookplace under authority of an actpassed Dec. 20, 1834,** and was. *Acts, 1833, ps. 321-2.**Acts, 1S34, ps. 250-1. PHILIP WALKER HEMPHILL, planter andone of Romes projectors, who in 1846 movedto Mississippi. 36 A History of Rome and Floyd County consummated in 1835. However,a considerable settlement hadsprung up prior to this in VannsValley. On the pale-face side ofthe Chattahoochee a large andrestless element had been held backby the existing conditions, butwhen encouragement was given bythe Georgia authorities to en-croachments on the Indian lands,this tide overflowed into the Cher-okee country. The county site was removedto Land Lot 245, 23rd District, 3rdSection, Head of Coosa, FloydCounty, the new place to be knownas Rome.* The first Saturday inFebruary, 1835, was set as the datefor selecting five commissionersfor one-year terms.** Parts ofland lot 244, east of the Oostanaulaand 276, north of the H
Size: 1285px × 1944px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookidhistoryofrom, bookyear1922
