Wrightsboro is an unincorporated community in McDuffie County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It has an estimated population of 144.
The first permanent settlement at Wrightsboro was made in the 1760s by a colony of Quakers. [2] The community was named after James Wright, 7th Governor of Carolina and Georgia. [3] In 1773 William Bartram recorded a brief visit to the town while on a large expedition through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrightsboro as a town in 1799. [4]
A post office called Wrightsborough was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1905. [5]
In 1998, the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wrightsboro Historic District. [6]
Augustus Romaldus Wright, a politician, lawyer, and Confederate war officer was born at Wrightsboro in 1813. [7]
33°33′00″N 82°34′08″W / 33.550°N 82.569°W
Wrightsboro is an unincorporated community in McDuffie County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It has an estimated population of 144.
The first permanent settlement at Wrightsboro was made in the 1760s by a colony of Quakers. [2] The community was named after James Wright, 7th Governor of Carolina and Georgia. [3] In 1773 William Bartram recorded a brief visit to the town while on a large expedition through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrightsboro as a town in 1799. [4]
A post office called Wrightsborough was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1905. [5]
In 1998, the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wrightsboro Historic District. [6]
Augustus Romaldus Wright, a politician, lawyer, and Confederate war officer was born at Wrightsboro in 1813. [7]
33°33′00″N 82°34′08″W / 33.550°N 82.569°W