Bacon County
Alma, Bacon County, Georgia
Marker Inscription
Bacon County. This County, created by Act of the Legislature July 27, 1914, is named for Augustus O. Bacon, four times U.S. Senator, who died in office Feb. 15, 1914. An expert on Mexican affairs, his death was a great loss coming at a time of critical relations with that nation. Born in 1839, Senator Bacon served as Adjutant of the 9th Georgia Regiment during the War of 61-65. Among the first County Officers were: Ordinary T.B. Taylor, Clerk of Superior Court Victor Deen, Sheriff J.S. Googe, Tax Collector J.N. Johnson, Tax Receiver L.W. Hutto, Treasurer J.G. Barber, Surveyor J.W. Medders and Coroner W.H. Lewis. 003-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954
Erected by Georgia Historical Commission
The Story
Bacon County was carved out by the Georgia legislature in 1914 and named for Augustus O. Bacon, a four-term U.S. senator who had died in office earlier that year. A Georgian who served as adjutant of the 9th Georgia Regiment in the Civil War, Bacon rose to national prominence as an authority on Mexican affairs, and his death came at a tense moment in U.S.-Mexico relations. The marker also records the county's first slate of local officers.
Why it matters
The county's founding memorializes a Georgia statesman whose expertise shaped American foreign policy during a volatile chapter on the Mexican border.
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Related people
- ¡ Augustus O. Bacon
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- ¡ Creation of Bacon County
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