Campbellton, Georgia
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Campbellton is an unincorporated town in southwestern Fulton County, Georgia
, that lies along the banks of the Chattahoochee River
. The area prior to white settlement was populated by the Creek Indians. Campbellton was settled by several families. The Beavers Family owned and farmed a large portion of the area on both sides of the Chattahoochee River. The main house, built by the Beavers' is a Greek Style farmhouse, and sits across the road from the original Campbell County courthouse and town square. In 1920, W. F. Lee purchased the Beavers Home along with 350 acres (1.4 km²) of rich, river farmland, and the Lees farmed it up until the late 1970s. The children of W. H. Lee numbered seven, and owned part of the original tract through the 1990s, with W. H. Lee Jr.'s land finally being sold near the turn of the 21st century. Fulton County eventually purchased the Beavers Home and 16 surrounding acres, and had it declared a Green Space. Several historic buildings remain in Campbellton, including Campbellton Methodist Church, the original Campbellton Baptist Church Cemetery, and the Masonic Lodge. Both cemeteries bear the graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers, as the Union Army occupied the Beavers Home during General William Tecumsah Sherman's Civil War march through Georgia to Savannah, and skirmishes were fought in and around Campbellton. The cemeteries also bear the graves of and from families of the original and subsequent settlers. Campbellton was the original county seat
for Campbell County, Georgia
, until it refused to allow the Atlanta & West Point Railroad line on account of the anticipated noise. It faded away as nearby Fairburn
grew, that becoming the second and final seat from 1870 through the end of 1931. Campbell then became part of Fulton as of 1932.
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
, that lies along the banks of the Chattahoochee River
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River flows through or along the borders of the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and emptying into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of...
. The area prior to white settlement was populated by the Creek Indians. Campbellton was settled by several families. The Beavers Family owned and farmed a large portion of the area on both sides of the Chattahoochee River. The main house, built by the Beavers' is a Greek Style farmhouse, and sits across the road from the original Campbell County courthouse and town square. In 1920, W. F. Lee purchased the Beavers Home along with 350 acres (1.4 km²) of rich, river farmland, and the Lees farmed it up until the late 1970s. The children of W. H. Lee numbered seven, and owned part of the original tract through the 1990s, with W. H. Lee Jr.'s land finally being sold near the turn of the 21st century. Fulton County eventually purchased the Beavers Home and 16 surrounding acres, and had it declared a Green Space. Several historic buildings remain in Campbellton, including Campbellton Methodist Church, the original Campbellton Baptist Church Cemetery, and the Masonic Lodge. Both cemeteries bear the graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers, as the Union Army occupied the Beavers Home during General William Tecumsah Sherman's Civil War march through Georgia to Savannah, and skirmishes were fought in and around Campbellton. The cemeteries also bear the graves of and from families of the original and subsequent settlers. Campbellton was the original county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
for Campbell County, Georgia
Campbell County, Georgia
Campbell County, Georgia was a county of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1828 to 1931. It was created by the state legislature on December 20, 1828 from land taken from Fayette, Coweta, and Carroll counties, and from the half of DeKalb County which became Fulton County soon afterward. Georgia's...
, until it refused to allow the Atlanta & West Point Railroad line on account of the anticipated noise. It faded away as nearby Fairburn
Fairburn, Georgia
Fairburn is a city in Fulton County, Georgia. The population was 12,950 at the 2010 census.- History :Fairburn is located along a railroad line and was once the county seat for Campbell County, Georgia, starting in 1870...
grew, that becoming the second and final seat from 1870 through the end of 1931. Campbell then became part of Fulton as of 1932.