180 CLARKE COUNTY. 



minister. Population, 240. Amount of goods sold per an- 

 num, $25,090. Situated 3 miles west of the Oconee, 64 miles 

 north-northwest of Milledgeville, 7 miles south of Athens, 25 

 from Greenesborough, and 20 from Monroe. A very obliging 

 and kind people reside in this village. 



Athens is on the west bank of the Oconee, 71 miles from 

 Milledgeville, 92 from Augusta, 27 from Madison, 16 from 

 Lexington, 33 from Greenesborough, and 40 from Washington. 

 Few places have advanced with more rapidity than Athens. 

 At this time it has a population of 3000. Amount of business 

 done per annum, over $400,000. It is the market for Clarke, 

 Jackson, Franklin, Habersham, Rabun, Elbert, Union, Madi- 

 son, Oglethorpe, Lumpkin, a part of North Carolina, South 

 Carolina, and Tennessee. The public buildings, not including 

 those connected with the University, are the Episcopal, 

 Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, and two churches for col- 

 oured people, town hall with a bell, market, and two or three 

 large hotels. The Newton House is capable of accommodating 

 100 boarders. Franklin House is a spacious building, under 

 the supervision of an obliging gentleman. The Planters' Ho- 

 tel is conducted by a worthy man, whose attention to his 

 guests is well known to travellers. The societies are branches 

 of the Masonic Order, Odd Fellows' Lodge, Division of the 

 Sons of Temperance, Bible Society, Mechanics' Mutual 

 Aid Association, Lyceum, &c. The health of Athens is 

 unsurpassed by that of any town of the same size in the 

 United States. The citizens are noted for refinement and 

 taste. Many of the private residences are beautiful, and are 

 furnished in a costly manner. The gardens are laid out with 

 much taste. The mansions of Col. Franklin, Judge Lumpkin, 

 Gov. Lumpkin, Mrs. P. W. Thomas, Col. Lamar, and Mr. 

 George Dent, are ornaments to the town. During Com- 

 mencement, Athens is thronged with the beauty, fashion, and 

 wealth of the State. Large parties are given nearly every eve- 

 ning during Commencement. At the Legislature of 1847, a 

 charter was granted to a company for the purpose of construct- 

 ing a railroad from Clarkesville to Athens. 



Salem, 11 miles south of Watkinsville. Population, 100. 

 Has a church, school, &c. Much to the praise of this village, 

 it has always supported good schools. 



