Historical Collections of Georgia
Rev. George White, New York 1855

This county was first laid out by the Lottery Act of 1803; parts added from Wilkinson, Washington, and Hancock, 1807; parts added from Washington, 1812, and a part taken from Washington, 1826. Organized in 1805. Named after the Hon. Abraham Baldwin. The Oconee runs through the middle of the county, into which Fishing and other creeks empty.

Milledgeville is the seat of justice for the county, and [was] the capital of the State of Georgia; situated on the west side of the Oconee River, in lat. 33 degrees 4 minutes 10 seconds. West lon. from Washington, 5 degrees 19 minutes. It is distant 659 miles S.W. of Washington City; 158 N.W. of Savannah; 89 W.S.W. of Augusta; 193 N. of Darien; 32 E. of Macon, and 125 E.N.E. of Columbus. The town was named after Governor John Milledge. It was made a city in 1836. The legislature first held its session here in 1807.

Midway, one mile and a half from Milledgeville, is the seat of Oglethorpe University. This institution is under the government of the Presbyterian Church, represented by the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia. The College commenced operations in January, 1838. The main college building is of brick, two stories high, besides a basement. The central part contains a fine chapel; whole dimensions, 52 feet front by 89 feet deep, including a colonnade 14 feet deep. Attached to teh building are two wings, 30 feet front by 34 feet deep, three stories high. In the basement and wings are 16 rooms, for library, museum, etc. On each side of the campus there is a row of dormitories of one story, for the accommodation of the students. The other buildings are the President's house, the Academy, and a building used for recitations.

Scottsborough, named after General John Scott, four miles south of Milledgeville, is a pleasant summer residence.

Fort Wilkinson is on the Oconee, three miles below Milledgeville, famous as the place where a treaty was held with the Creeks in 1802 [16 June].

Description of Milledgeville 1891

Milledgeville Chronology

Baldwin County Today

Georgia Before Oglethorpe

Read about Georgia in the 1830s - and what Alexis de Tocqueville thought

Gold Discovered, an 1840 viewpoint

Wonderful 1872 essay about Atlanta

An Indispensible History for anyone interested in Georgia

An 1866 Tour of Georgia

Visit the Dahlonega Gold Museum

Some History of Georgia Railroads, and a few very interesting links, too

The 1917 Atlanta Fire

The 1918 Flu Epidemic

Some Unusual Resources

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