532 TALIAFERRO COUNTY. 



Rivers, Creeks. — Little river, and the North and South 

 Forks of the Ogeechee ; Hardin's, Lick, Powder, and Reedy- 

 creeks. 



Towns. — Crawfordvilleis the seat of justice, on the Georgia 

 Railroad, 618 feet above the level of tide water, 45 miles JN. E. 

 of Milledgeville, 64 from Augusta, 18 from Greenesborough, 20 

 from Washington, and 18 from Warrenton, and contains a 

 brick court-house, a jail, two public houses, one academy, one 

 church, four lawyers, four or five physicians, three stores, 

 three or four groceries, and several mechanic shops. Amount 

 of goods sold in a year, $40,000. The water is good. Incor- 

 porated in 1826. Population, 250. 



Raytown is 7 miles N. E. of Crawfordville. It has two 

 stores, two groceries, one tailor, two blacksmiths, one wagon- 

 maker, and one physician. 



Nature of the Soil, Value of Land. — There are some 

 excellent lands in this county, particularly on Little river, 

 adapted to cotton, wheat, and other grains; worth $10 per 

 acre. The other lands command from $4 to $6 per acre. 



Roads and Bridges. — The roads and bridges are in a 

 good condition. 



Manufactures, Mills. — One extensive cotton-gin factory 

 in Crawfordville. Three flour-mills ; 3 saw-mills ; 6 grist-mills. 



Value of Town Lots, &c. — Value of town lots, $8,797. 

 Value of stock in trade, $4,065. Money at interest, $32,959. 



Religious Sects. — The principal religious societies are 

 the Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians. In the year 

 1800, several Roman Catholics emigrated from Maryland, and 

 established a church at Locust Grove. The present pastor is 

 the Rev. Peter Wayland. In the county are three Methodist 

 churches, two Baptist, one Roman Catholic, and one Presby- 

 terian. 



Education. — The citizens have not been regardless of 

 education. Most of the children attend school. Number of 

 poor children, 187. Educational fund, $162 16. 



Minerals. — Gold, iron, granite, quartz, mica, and gneiss. 

 Sulphuret of iron and magnetic iron ore are found in various 

 places. 



Average Product per Acre. — Cotton averages 450 pounds 

 per acre ; corn 2 barrels ; wheat 8 bushels. 



