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Twiggs County was created 14 December 1809, from Wilkinson County. It's western border (where Twiggs and Houston counties meet) is the Ocmulgee River. This 37th county of Georgia was named for General John Twiggs, a prominent leader in the Revolutionary and Indian Wars. Industrial development in the county centers on the mining and production of kaolin. Timber is the largest agricultural product. There are several sites of interest listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These are the Hollywood Plantation, the Old Richland Baptist Church (1811), and the county courthouse (1903). Among the first settlers were, Arthur FORT, E. WIMBERLY, William PERRY, Henry WALL, William CROCKER, General TARVER, Ira PECK, John FULTON, John EVERITT, D. WILLIAMS, Joel DENSON, S. JONES, Willis HODGINS, Milton WILDER, Josiah MURPHY, Davis LOWERY, C. JOHNSON, C. A. THORPE, John DAVIS, C. W. MELTON, B. RAY, S. HARRELL, T. HARRINGTON, H. SULLIVAN. Some instances of longevity: - John SHINE died in 1832. He was born in North Carolina, 1759, and devoted a part of his youth to the service of his country in the Revolutionary War, under the command of General CASWELL, and was at the battle near Camden, SC, in 1780. - Henry SAPP, a Revolutionary hero, died in this county 29 October 1829, aged 83; on the same day, Remilson Sapp, his wife, at 93. This pair were married several years previous to the Revolution, and were together for 65 years. - Mr. Arthur FORT died in this county, in the 85th year of his age. He had been a resident and a citizen of Georgia for 75 years; a soldier and a statesman of the Revolution. The first Superior Court for this county was held in November 1811, at Marion. Presiding Judge was the Honorable Peter EARLY. The first grand jurors were as follows:
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