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too much encumbered with flesh, and was exactly fitted for 

 the toils and pomp of war. His mind was discriminating 

 and solid, but not comprehensive and combining. He reflected 

 deeply, spoke little, and executed with keen perseverance 

 whatever he undertook." 



MURRAY. 



Boundaries. — This county is bounded N. by Tennessee, 

 E. by Gilmer, S. by Cass, and W. by Walker. Laid out 

 from Cherokee, and organized in 1832. 



Post Office. — Spring Place, Coosawattee, Dalton, Holly 

 Creek, Red Clay, Pleasant Valley, Red Hill, Sugar Valley, 

 Tunnel Hill, Resaca, Twinersville. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — In 1845, the cen- 

 sus gave to this county 6,160 whites, and 518 blacks ; total, 

 6,678. The population is rapidly on the increase. Taxes 

 returned for 1848, $2,199 65. Sends one representative to 

 the Legislature. 



Rivers, Creeks. — The county abounds with fine streams, 

 the chief of which are the Connasauga and Coosawattee. 

 The minor streams are Holly, Swamp, Sugar, Sumac, Rocky, 

 Mill's, Othoogata, Cooyehuttee, and others. 



Mountains. — The Chattoogata Ridge, in the western part 

 of the county. 



Towns. — Spring Place is the county town, situated a mile 

 and a half E. of Connasauga river, 230 miles N. W. of Milledge- 

 ville, 12 from Dalton, 40 from Lafayette, and 30 from 

 Ellijay. The scenery around this village is beautiful, the 

 Cohuttah mountains being in full view. It was formerly a 

 missionary station for the Cherokees. It contains the usual 

 county buildings, 2 hotels, 1 academy, 4 stores, 3 groceries, 1 

 saddler, 1 carriage-maker, 2 blacksmiths, 2 tanyards, 3 lawyers, 

 and 2 physicians. Population, 250. The water is excellent 

 and abundant, there being 40 springs in the compass of half a 

 mile. Incorporated and made the county site in 1834. 



Dalton, formerly called Cross Plains. It received its pre- 

 sent name in honour of Mr. Tristam Dalton, an eminent 



