Bryan County, GA

BRYAN COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Georgia, with Ocmulgee river on the northeast, and the Atlantic ocean on the southeast. Drained by Connouchee river. Area, 480 square miles. Surface level, containing marshes, and the soil generally poor and thin. Seat of justice, Bryan courthouse. Pop. in 1830, 3,139; in 1840, 3,182; in 1850, 3,424. (Fanning's, 1853)

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County
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Georgia

Bryan County, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BRYAN COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Georgia, with Ocmulgee river on the northeast, and the Atlantic ocean on the southeast. Drained by Connouchee river. Area, 480 square miles. Surface level, containing marshes, and the soil generally poor and thin. Seat of justice, Bryan courthouse. Pop. in 1830, 3,139; in 1840, 3,182; in 1850, 3,424.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 55.
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Near Savannah, Georgia, Fort McAllister falls to Union troops and Sherman makes contact with the U.S. Navy Battles/Soldiers
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Fort McAllister, GA Location or Site
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