Old Courthouse – 1848
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This courthouse built in 1848 at a cost of $1,637 replaced one built in 1839 and was burned in 1845. The courthouse now in use was built at Buena Vista, then Pea Ridge, in 1850 when the county seat was moved. The first courthouse in Marion County was at Horry. Members of Marion Lodge No. 14 F. & A.M. established in 1840 have met in this old courthouse since its construction. Prior to this they met in the courthouse that was burned. This courthouse now marks the exact center of the new city limits established by incorporation in 1953.
Marker is at the intersection of Dr. Deryl Hart Road (Georgia Route 137) and Ronnie Road (Georgia Route 240), on the left when traveling east on Dr. Deryl Hart Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
