Settled in the early 1830’s this town was first named Tobanana for the nearby creek. The Tobanana post office was established January 10, 1833, and the name was changed to Georgetown September 21, 1836, in honor of Georgetown, District of . . . — — Map (dbm46588) HM
Georgetown High School A memorial to our beloved Alma Mater. Georgetown High School was established and graduated the first class in 1926. It became accredited in 1932 and continued annual graduations under this name through 1971. The . . . — — Map (dbm166691) HM
Approximately 200 yards SW is an old family graveyard where lie buried many distinguished Georgians. Capt. James Harrison, one of the earlier settlers of this area, rests here. His home, begun 1837, was the first frame house in this area and was . . . — — Map (dbm46584) HM
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 10, 1858, is named for Gen. John A. Quitman, soldier in the Mexican War, Governor of Mississippi and ardent advocate of States Rights. The County Site is named for Georgetown, D.C. Among the first . . . — — Map (dbm46586) HM
The original jail was a wooden structure built in 1859. It was replaced in 1891 with this brick structure which is typical of rural jails built during this period in southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia counties. The commissioners in 1890 - 1891 . . . — — Map (dbm46519) HM
Organized as a non-denominational church in 1837, Union United Methodist Church is the oldest church in Quitman County. Thirty-four charter members constituted its initial membership. Among them were Mrs. George Ellis, the first charter member, . . . — — Map (dbm23421) HM
Albert Luandrew, better known as Sunnyland Slim, who was born in Vance (c. 1906), was a central figure on the Chicago blues scene from the 1940s until his death in 1995. Other noted Chicago bluesmen with Quitman County roots included Snooky Pryor, . . . — — Map (dbm174068) HM
During one of his visits to Marks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited families who lived on Cotton Street and Sims Street. Dr. King was overcome with emotion and wept after seeing the poor conditions in which the families lived. Many believe that . . . — — Map (dbm253738) HM
Following the arrest of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) organizer Willie Bolden and six others, students and teachers left Quitman County High School and marched through downtown Marks on their way to the Quitman County Jail, where . . . — — Map (dbm253735) HM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Eudora A.M.E. Zion Church on March 18, 1968 to rally support for the Poor People's Campaign. Two months later, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) president Ralph Abernathy met with community members . . . — — Map (dbm253733) HM
On May 1, 1968, several Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) members, including Willie Bolden, gathered at Quitman County High School to raise awareness about the Poor People's Campaign and to encourage students to participate in the Mule . . . — — Map (dbm253734) HM
In March 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. visited Marksto get support for a Poor People's Campaign. Heenvisioned masses converging on Washington in a pleafor new anti-poverty projects. King wanted the marchto begin in Mississippi, with mules and . . . — — Map (dbm174171) HM
In response to the arrest of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) organizer Willie Bolden, students and teachers marched to the Quitman County Courthouse, where the protest was met with violence by state troopers wearing riot gear. . . . — — Map (dbm253736) HM
In March 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. returned to Marks and began organizing the Poor People's Campaign. Dr. King met with members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and other local leaders at the local SCLC office, which . . . — — Map (dbm253739) HM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to a group of people at Silent Grove Baptist Church in March of 1968 to rally local support for the Poor People's Campaign. The original church building where Dr. King spoke was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt on . . . — — Map (dbm253737) HM
The son of a Sledge sharecropper, Charley Frank Pride first won notice as a singer when music was just a sideline to his early baseball career. Taking a shot at what seemed an unlikely career in Nashville, he went on to record fifty-two Top Ten . . . — — Map (dbm107544) HM
John Lee Hooker (c. 1917-2001), one of the most famous and successful of all blues singers, had his musical roots here in the Delta, where he learned to play guitar in the style of his stepfather, Will Moore. Hooker spent many of his early years . . . — — Map (dbm174054) HM
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Quitman is known as the Camellia City because of the plants grown there, and because it was the home of Betty Sheffield, the First Lady of Camellias. Quitman also has one of the largest historic districts per capita in all of Georgia.
Quitman County was created from parts of Randolph and Stewart counties in 1858. The county was named for General John A. Quitman, a leader in the Mexican War, once Governor of Mississippi, and an avid spokesman for states rights. The county's only incorporated municipality is Georgetown, the county seat.
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The bill to establish Quitman County was introduced by Leopold Marks, a Jewish state legislator, for whom the county seat is named. The county itself was named for Mississippi governor John A.Quitman. In the 1880 census, Quitman County was home to 815 African Americans and 592 whites.
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This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 10, 1858, is named for General John A. Quitman, soldier in the Mexican War, Governor of Mississippi and arde...
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Quitman is a small area but it is full of very great people. There aren't a lot of hangout spots, but we try to make it work. Quitman is a historical town that has gone down hill over the past several years but some people are making an effort to rebuild and prosper the town to be better than ever before.
The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Quitman; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 369. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.
The county is named for Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States. Taylor County is also widely known for its history of racism and Jim Crow era subjugation of its African-American populace, which continued long into the 20th century.
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