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next year, at Presque Isle, and was buried upon the shores of 

 Lake Superior. In 1809, his remains were removed to his 

 native county in Pennsylvania. The State of Georgia felt 

 that she owed a debt of gratitude to General Wayne, and pre- 

 sented him with a large tract of land, and named this section 

 of the State after him. 



WILKES. 



Boundaries, Extent. — This county has Elbert on the N. ; 

 Lincoln on the E. ; Columbia, Warren, and Taliaferro on the 

 S. ; and Taliaferro and Oglethorpe on the W. It formerly in- 

 cluded all the lands north of the Ogeechee, acquired by treaty 

 from the Cherokees and Creeks, at Augusta, 1st of June, 1773. 

 It was laid out in 1777, and a part added to Elbert in 1790, a 

 part to Warren in 1793, a part to Lincoln in 1796, a part to 

 Greene in 1802, a part to Taliaferro in 1825 and 1828. Its 

 length is 23 miles, breadth 17; containing 391 square miles. 



Rivers, Creeks. — Broad and Little rivers are the chief 

 streams. Rocky, Cedar, Beaver Dam, Upton, and Kettle 

 creeks, discharge themselves into Little river; Dry Fork and 

 Chickasaw into Broad river ; and Fishing and Pistol into the 

 Savannah. 



Post Offices. — Washington, Aonia, Centreville, Dan- 

 bury, Mallorysville, Pistol Creek, Rehoboth. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — Some years ago 

 Wilkes was the most populous county in the State ; but owing 

 to many causes the population has diminished. The census 

 of 1845 gives it 3,771 whites, 7,271 blacks; total, 11,042. 

 Amount of State tax returned for 1848, $5,046 73 cents. 

 Sends two representatives to the Legislature. 



Towns. — Washington is the county town, situated on the 

 ridge which divides the waters of the Broad and Little rivers, 

 66 miles N. E. of Milledgeville, 53 N. W. of Augusta, 18 from 

 Lincolnton, 31 from Greenesborough, and 18 from the Georgia 

 Railroad. The court-house is a neat building with a steeple, 



