Georgia:  Morgan County:  Historical Marker in front of the
Courthouse in Madison

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"Morgan County was created by Act of Dec. 10, 1807 from Baldwin County.
It was named for General Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), a native of N.J.
'Exactly fitted for the toils and pomp of war,' he served with 
distinction on Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec in 1775-6, 
commanded the riflemen at Saratoga in 1777, and defeated Tarleton at 
Cowpens in 1781.  After the war he served two terms in Congress.  First 
County Officers of Morgan County, commissioned January 14, 1808, were:
Joseph White, Sheriff; John Nesbit, Clk, Sup. Ct.; Isham S. Fannon, Clk, 
Inf. Ct.; Daniel Sessions, Surveyor; Miles Gibbs, Coroner."