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schools, in many of which a thorough education may be ob- 

 tained. Number of poor children in the county, 485. Edu- 

 cational fund, $420 63 cents. A taste for reading is daily in- 

 creasing. The newspapers of Columbus are well conducted. 

 Many of the citizens take an interest in natural science. 

 The late Dr. Boykin devoted rnuch time to botany and other 

 branches of natural history. Several gentlemen are now form- 

 ing cabinets of minerals and shells. In the departments of 

 theology, medicine, and law, there are many gentlemen in 

 Columbus who have acquired celebrity. 



Character of the People. — ^No people surpass those of 

 Muscogee in hospitality; and for intelligence they will not suffer 

 by a comparison with any community. The citizens of Colum- 

 bus are particularly noted for their attention to strangers. 



Market. — Columbus is the chief market for the county. 



Name. — The name of Muscogee is given to this division 

 of the State* to perpetuate the name of a tribe of the Creek 

 nation. 



NEWTON. 



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

 Walton and Gwinnett ; E. by Jasper and Morgan ; S. by 

 Butts and Jasper, and W. by Henry and De Kalb. It is 22 

 miles long, and 15 miles broad ; containing 330 square miles. 



Rivers and Creeks. — The rivers are Yellow, Ulcofauha- 

 chee, and South. The Bear and Cornish creeks empty into 

 the Ulcofauhachee river ; Gun, Big Haynes, Little Haynes, and 

 Beaver Dam, empty into Yellow river ; Snapping Shoal, Wild 

 Cat, and Honey, empty into South river. 



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

 pulation was 7,765 whites, and 4,324 blacks ; total, 12,089. 

 Amount of taxes returned for 1848,84,115 70 cents. Sends 

 two representatives to the Legislature. 



Post Offices. — Covington, Conyers, Leaksville, Newborn, 



* See page 28. 



