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Green plaque № 58055

Fitzgerald, GA, United States

Ben Hill County. Ben HIll County, created by Act of July 31,1906 from Irwin and Wilcox Counties, was named for Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882), "one of America's greatest orators." A staunch supporter of the administration in the Confederate Senate, after the War Between the States, he was an influ

ential member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. First officers of Ben Hill County, commissioned Jan. 5, 1907, were: C.M. Wise, Ordinary; D.W.M. Whitley, Clerk Superior Cout; W.H. Founta

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