Sunbury, Georgia

Sunbury is an unincorporated community in Liberty County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

Sunbury was founded in 1758, and named after Sunbury, England, the native home of a first settler.[2] Variant names were "Sunbery" and "Sunbury Landing".[1] A post office was established at Sunbury in 1793, and remained in operation until 1841.[3]

Sunbury was incorporated as a town in 1791.[2] Sunbury served as the county seat of Liberty County from 1784 until the seat was transferred to Riceborough in 1797.[4]

gollark: I have one in a thing I need bare-minimum video output capability on.
gollark: Nvidia has the highest-end GPUs, sure, but most of the time what actually matters is what the best GPU which fits within your budget is.
gollark: I can't tell if you're being jokey or not.
gollark: This post made by intel HD 620 graphics gang, which I guess is technically a GPU but not a dedicated one.
gollark: Imagine having a GPU.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunbury
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  4. "Liberty County". GeorgiaInfo. Retrieved June 20, 2019.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.