Wrightsboro, Georgia

Wrightsboro is an unincorporated community in McDuffie County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It has an estimated population of 144.

History

The first permanent settlement at Wrightsboro was made in the 1760s by a colony of Quakers.[2] The community was named after James Wright, 7th Governor of Carolina and Georgia.[3] In 1773 William Bartram recorded a brief visit to the town while on a large expedition through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrightsboro as a town in 1799.[4]

A post office called Wrightsborough was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1905.[5]

In 1998, the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wrightsboro Historic District.[6]

Notable person

Augustus Romaldus Wright, a politician, lawyer, and Confederate war officer was born at Wrightsboro in 1813.[7]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wrightsboro
  2. ^ "History". McDuffie County. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wrightsborough". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "What ever happened to Wrightsboro?". McDuffie Progress. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "McDuffie County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Augustus Romaldus Wright". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

33°33′00″N 82°34′08″W / 33.550°N 82.569°W / 33.550; -82.569


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