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Dooly County, GA
| County Formed |
May 15, 1821 |
| County
Seat |
Vienna |
| Incorporated Cities |
Byromville, Dooling, Lilly,
Pinehurst, Unadilla and Vienna |
| Total
Area |
393 square miles |
| History |
Dooly County, the 48th county
formed in Georgia, was created in 1821. It was one of the original landlot
counties and was later divided to make Crisp and parts of Macon, Pulaski,
Turner, Wilcox, and Worth counties.
The county was named for Colonel
John Dooly, a revolutionary war hero who helped prosecute Tories in 1779 and
was murdered by them the following year. Vienna (pronounced vye«-enna
locally), the county seat, was named after the capital of Austria.
Historic sites in the county
include the Dooly County Courthouse. Built in 1891 of granite, slate, and
brick, the structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The
Dooly Campground, which was built in 1875, is an open-air tabernacle
constructed with hand-hewn timbers that still hosts many community
activities.
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| Points
of Interest |
Vienna is home to the Georgia
State Cotton Museum and Dooly County Welcome Center.
Hunting is popular in Dooly
County, with sportsmen bagging deer, dove, quail, duck, rabbit, squirrel, and
turkey. The county participates in a pilot deer hunting program designed to
increase the number of large bucks in the area.
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| Notable Citizens |
Dooly County claims several
notable Georgians past and present. Walter F. George was a member of the U.S.
Senate from 1922-1957, served as President Pro Tem of the Senate and chaired
the Finance and Foreign Relations Committees. A museum honoring George, located
in his old law office, operates in Vienna. George Busbee, governor from
1975-1983, was born and raised in Dooly County. Roger Kingdom, gold medallist
in the high hurdles at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, was born in Dooly County.
Jody Powell, press secretary to President Jimmy Carter, also hails from the
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| Annual
Events |
Dooly County is home to two annual
events that celebrate the area's fine cuisine. The Southern Wild Game &
Fish Cookout, held every March, features a cooking competition with
participants from throughout the Southeast, a flea market, entertainment, and a
shooting competition. Held during October, the county's Big Pig Jig is
Georgia's Official Barbecue Cooking Championship. The festival attracts over
30,000 spectators and sends the Grand Champion to compete in the "Memphis
in May International Barbecue Cook-off." |
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Cities and Towns In Dooly County
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