PIKE COUNTY. 473 



Religious Sects, Education. — Methodists, Baptists, Pres- 

 byterians, Universalists, a few Episcopalians, and Christians 

 or Disciples of Christ. Education, although generally not com- 

 manding sufficient attention, may be said to be on the ad- 

 vance. In Zebulon, Griffin, and other places, are excellent 

 schools. Number of poor children, 447. Educational fund, 

 $387 67. 



Character of the People, Amusements. — Religion and 

 morals are highly appreciated, and in no portion of Georgia has 

 the temperance effort been crowned with greater success. The 

 clergy have been indefatigable in their labours, and much of the 

 great improvement which has taken place in the character of 

 the population is to be attributed to the influence of religion. 

 The amusements are hunting, fishing, &c. 



Value of Town Lots, &c, — The value of town lots is 

 $119,000. Value of stock in trade, $116,670. Money at 

 interest, $257,315. 



Climate, Diseases, Longevity. — The climate is mild, 

 and generally healthy. On the creeks diseases of a bilious 

 kind occur. Judging from the number of old persons now 

 living in this county, we should say that it is decidedly 

 favourable to longevity. Mr. Adam Cooper is now living 

 between 90 and 100 — a very remarkable old man, who has 

 had his coffin made for eight years past, as well as his shroud, 

 both of which he keeps under his bed. Mrs. Crawford is 105 

 years old. Mr. Harper, recently deceased, was 90. Mrs. 

 Lushlin was over 90. Mr. William Nelson died a few years 

 ago at the age of 100 ; and there is a church in the county, 

 called Century Nelson, in memory of the fact that he had 

 numbered 100 years. 



Nature of the Soil, Productions, Average Product 

 PER Acre. — In this county there is little rich land, except on 

 the Flint river and the creeks, but large bodies of fair average 

 land. It is interspersed with gray and mulatto soil. The 

 southern part is hilly. Cotton averages 400 pounds per acre ; 

 corn, 4 barrels; wheat, 10 bushels; bags of cotton annually 

 produced, about 8,000. 



Early Settlers. — Gen. Daniel, James Neal, J. B. Read, 

 J. B. Williamson, H. G. Johnson, W. E. Mangum, Gideon 



