Effingham County Courthouse

1872

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on Jefferson Avenue east of 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Effingham County Veterans Memorial

[Front]:

In grateful memory of those from Effingham County who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of our country that freedom might live and grow and increase its blessings

[Along the base of the memorial are the seals for each military ...

Effingham County

This is one of the eight original Counties created by the Georgia Constitution in 1777 and is named for Lord Effingham who was an ardent supporter of Colonial Rights. By Act of Feb. 26, 1784, the first County Site was ...

Effingham County Methodist Camp Ground

1790

Effingham Camp Meeting has the longest record of continuous service in South Georgia - from 1790 according to oral tradition. The first camp ground was off Sister’s Ferry Road on land of George Powledge, later sold to Gideon Mallette. In ...