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Post Office. — Milledgeville. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — The popula- 

 tion in 1845, was 7450 ; of these, 2579 were whites, and 

 4871 blacks. Amount of State tax re!urned for 1848, $3959 

 90 cents. Sends one representative to the Legislature. 



Towns. — Milledgeville is the seat of justice for the county, 

 and the capital of the State of Georgia ; situated on the west 

 side of the Oconee river, in lat. 33° 4' 10^''. West Lon. from 

 Washington, 6° 19'. It is distant 659 miles S. W. of Wash- 

 ington City; 158 N. W. of Savannah; 89 W. S. W. of Au- 

 gusta; 193 N. of Darien ; 32 E. of Macon, and 125 E. N. E. 

 of Columbus. The town was named after Governor Milledge, 

 a soldier of the Revolution, and a gentleman who rendered im- 

 portant services to Georgia. 



The court-house- is constructed of brick, and the jail of 

 stone, found in the vicinity of the town. There are four 

 churches, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist. 

 The other public buildings are a market-house, academy, and 

 Masonic Hall. There are numerous stores and shops, five or six 

 hotels, and several societies, such as the Masonic Lodge, Divi- 

 sion of the Sons of Temperance, &c. Milledgeville is considered 

 healthy. In 1848 the population was 2000. Many of the pri- 

 vate residences are beautiful. Amount of business is over 

 ^200,000 per annum. It was made a city in 1836. The Le- 

 gislature held its first session here in 1807. 



Midway, one mile and a half from Milledgeville, is the seat 

 of Oglethorpe University. Population between 2 and 300. 

 The schools have a high reputation. 



Scottsborough, named after General John Scott, four miles 

 south of Milledgeville. It is a pleasant summer residence, and 

 the schools are said to be very superior. 



Mineral Springs. — On land belonging to Col. Carter, just 

 below Scottsborough, is a spring supposed to be possessed of 

 the properties of sulphur. Jarratt's springs in Milledgeville, 

 furnish excellent water. 



Face of the Country, Nature of the Soil. — The 

 northern part is hilly. The lands generally are much worn, 

 but susceptible of improvement. Some lands on the Oconee 

 river are fertile. The southern part is sandy. The produc- 



