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Berrien County, Georgia
| County Formed |
February 25, 1856 |
| County Seat |
Nashville |
| Incorporated Cities |
Alapaha, Enigma, Nashville and Ray
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| Total Area |
452.5 square miles |
| History |
Berrien County was created in 1856
from Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties. The county was named for John
McPherson Berrien, a U.S. Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.
Berrien County
had one of the state's earliest post roads, the Coffee Road. It was opened in
1823 to channel settlers' crops to Florida.
Nashville was
named for General Francis Nash of North Carolina, a distinguished soldier of
the Revolutionary War. Alapaha, named by Cherokee Indians who once lived there,
means "smiling sunshine" or "laughing water".
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| Points of Interest |
The county is predominantly
agricultural and is known as the "Bell Pepper Capital of the
World". The old jail and the Berrien
County Courthouse, both in Nashville, are listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
The Paradise
Public Fishing Area is a 1,060-acre state-owned recreation/wildlife area.
Fishing, picnicking, hiking, bird-watching, and primitive camping are available
around its 76 lakes and ponds.
There are
several animals on the Federal Endangered Species list found in Berrien County.
These include the Peregrine Falcon, the Southern Bald Eagle, and the Florida
Panther.
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