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Post Offices. — Carrollton, Hickory Level, Laurel Hill, 

 Rotherwood, Tallapoosa, Villa Rica, Burret Stand, Cerro 

 Gordo. 



Early Settlers. — Among the early settlers were Hinche 

 P. Mabry, W. G. Springer, Joseph Chambers, John Robinson, 

 and Giles S. Boggess. 



Manufactures, Mills. — Bowen's factory on Snake creek, 

 ten miles from Carrollton, recently established, five hundred 

 spindles, but calculated for more. One wool card establish- 

 ment near Carrollton. Several mills for pounding gold ore, 

 nine saw-mills, ten grist-mills, one merchant mill, two distil- 

 leries. 



Religious Sects, Education. — The Methodists and Bap- 

 tists are the most numerous. Near Carrollton are a few Pres- 

 byterians. Sufficient attention is not given to the subject of 

 education. 



Face op the Country, Nature of the Soil. — Several 

 ridges run through the county. These ridges give origin to 

 many springs. The soil is various. Some of the land is gray, 

 and a large portion is productive red land. On the creeks the 

 lands are fertile. The glades in this county might, under judi- 

 cious management, be rendered productive. 



Productions, Average Product per Acre, Value of 

 Land. — Corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, &c. The culture of 

 cotton has been but recently commenced, and has proved suc- 

 cessful. The staple is of a superior quality. Fruits, such as 

 apples, pears, plums, and grapes, are very fine. Vegetables 

 succeed well. The product of corn is from four to five bar- 

 rels per acre. Wheat from seven to forty bushels per acre. 

 Cotton about seven hundred pounds per acre. Improved lands 

 are worth from four to five dollars per acre. Wild lands sell 

 low. 



Towns. — Carrollton is the county seat, situated on an emi- 

 nence upon the waters of Little Tallapoosa, 151 miles northwest 

 of Milledgeville, 26 miles from Newnan, 24 from Franklin, 26 

 from Campbellton, 34 from Van Wert, 46 from Marietta, and 

 18 from Alabama. It has a court-house, jail, two academies, 

 two hotels, and one church. Population 250. Incorporated 

 in 1829. 



