Habersham County turns 200 years old next year and planning for the big birthday will soon be underway. Members of the Habersham County Commission are scheduled to meet this evening to discuss the upcoming Bicentennial.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Habersham County Aquatic Center at 120 Paul Franklin Road in Clarkesville.
A public notice says a quorum of the Commission may be present; no votes will be taken.
Did you know…
Habersham County was created in December 1818 from lands once held by the Cherokee Indians. It’s Georgia’s 46th county and is named after Revolutionary War hero and U.S. Postmaster General Joseph Habersham.
Habersham’s summer home is located along Historic Hwy. 441 about 2.5 miles north of Clarkesville.
Habersham County was once nearly three times its current size, covering 713 square miles. Though the years a large portion of this land was used to create and/or enlarge the neighboring counties of Rabun, Lumpkin, Banks, White, and Stephens.
Today, Habersham County covers 279 square miles and has a population of just over 43,000.
Read more about Habersham’s history at New Georgia Encyclopedia.
