470 PIKE COUNTY. 



These charges have been fully refuted, and we believe that 

 our countrymen are prepared to accord to the captors of 

 Andre the fairest page in the annals of freedom. 



PIKE. 



Boundaries, Extent. — Pike county has Fayette and Henry 

 on the N., Monroe and a part of Butts on the E., Upson on the 

 S., and the Flint river and Line creek on the W. It was laid 

 out in 1822, and before portions of it were added to Upson 

 " it commenced at the centre line of the eleventh district of 

 Monroe, running west on the line dividing Houstoun and Mon- 

 roe to the corner of the first and sixteenth districts of Hous- 

 toun ; thence in a direct line to the mouth of Big Potato 

 creek ; then up the Flint river to the county line dividing 

 Monroe and Fayette ; then on said line east to the county 

 line of the third section of Monroe ; then south on said line 

 and the centre lines of the seventh and eleventh districts of 

 Monroe, to the beginning." It lies within the granite region, 

 and is 23 miles long and 17 miles wide, embracing 391 square 

 miles. 



Post Offices. — Zebulon, Griffin, Barnesville, Liberty Hill, 

 Milner. ^"^ 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — In 1845 Pike had 

 7,921 whites, and 3,473 blacks ; total, 1 1,394. The popula- 

 tion has doubtless increased since that time. Taxes returned 

 for 1848, $4,489 18. Sends two members to the Legislature. 



Rivers and Creeks. — The Flint river forms a part of the 

 western boundary, and is remarkable for the rich lands on its 

 borders. The other streams are Big Potato, Elkins, Birch, 

 Flat, Grape, Honey Bee, Sunday, Wasp, Fly, and Rose creeks. 



Towns. — Zebulon, a quiet and pleasant village, is the 

 county seat. It is distant 77 miles W. of Milledgeville, 27 

 from Fayetteville, 10 from Flint river, 17 from Thomas- 

 ton, 25 from Forsyth, 50 from Macon, and 12 from Griffin. 

 The court-house is built of brick, and cost $8,000. The jail is a 

 plain building, constructed of wood. A tolerable fair business 



