Fayette Footprints

Founding of Fayette County


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  • Did you know Fayette County, Georgia, used to be MUCH bigger?
  • Why does Georgia have so many counties?
  • How is Chief William McIntosh associated with Fayette?

Check out the first episode of Fayette Footprints to findout!

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Resources used from this episode:

  • Carey, Henry Charles, and Isaac Lea. “Old Historical City, County and State Maps of Georgia.” MapGeeks, 24 Sept. 2019, mapgeeks.org/georgia/#!fancybox/8af47cdd/1822-Geographical-Historical-and-Statistical-Map-of-Georgia.jpg
  • Cary, Carolyn C. “Fayette’s Creek Heritage.” The History of Fayette County , Fayette County Historical Society , 1977, pp. 7–11.
  • Cary, Carolyn C., editor. The History of Fayette County. Fayette County Historical Society , 1977.
  • “Georgia: From Parishes to Counties.” Georgia Research, 24 Nov. 2014, georgiaresearch.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/georgia-from-parishes-to-counties/.
  • Lucas, Fielding. “Old Historical City, County and State Maps of Georgia.” MapGeeks, 24 Sept. 2019, mapgeeks.org/georgia/#!fancybox/bcf607ca/1823-Map-of-Georgia.jpg.
  • Stock, Melissa. "William McIntosh." New Georgia Encyclopedia, 12 October 2007, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/william-mcintosh-ca-1778-1825/



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Fayette FootprintsBy Kenneth Blum