Bleckley County
This County, created by an act of the Georgia Legislature
July 30, 1912, is named for Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley, of
the Georgia Supreme Court, one of the greatest jurists in the
history of this State. Born in Rabun County in 1827, he served
as a Confederate soldier, resumed his law practice after the
war, was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court 1875-1880
and Chief Justice 1887-1894. Among the first Bleckley County
officers were Sheriff J.A. Floyd, Superior Court Clerk J.T. Deese,
Ordinary W.M. Wynne, Tax Receiver Jim Holland, Tax Collector
W.D. Porter, Treasurer J.R. Taylor, Coroner Morgan Barrs,
Surveyor W.H. Berryhill, Comm. of Roads and Revenue J.B. Hinson.
Marker is on 2nd Street (U.S. 23).
Courtesy hmdb.org
