Berrien County
Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia
Marker Inscription
Berrien County. Berrien County, created by Act of Feb. 25, 1856, was named for John MacPherson Berrien, "the American Cicero," who was born Aug. 23, 1781 and died Jan. 1, 1856. He was Judge of the Eastern Circuit, U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General. The county seat, Nashville, was named for Gen. Francis Nash of N.C., distinguished soldier of the Revolution. First county officers, commissioned April 21, 1856, were: Sher., John Studstill; Clk. of Courts, Richard A. Peeples; Tax Rec., John A. Money; Tax Col., John M. Futch; Cor., James Dobson; Sur., Seaborn J. Bradford; Ord. John Lindsey 010-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955
Erected by Georgia Historical Commission
The Story
Berrien County was created in 1856 and named for John MacPherson Berrien, "the American Cicero," a judge, U.S. senator, and attorney general. Its county seat, Nashville, honors General Francis Nash of North Carolina, a Revolutionary War soldier. The first county officers were commissioned that April.
Why it matters
The county and its seat tie the everyday map of south Georgia to two strands of the national story — the legal statesmanship of the early republic and the sacrifice of the Revolution.
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Related people
- · John MacPherson Berrien
- · Gen. Francis Nash
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