Ben Hill County

 

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Ben Hill County was created from Irwin and Wilcox counties in 1906.  It was named for Benjamin Harvey Hill, a Whig leader, U.S. Senator from Georgia and a staunch opponent of Reconstruction.
 

Incorporated: 

July 31, 1906

Population:

 17,484

Total Area:

 251.8 square miles

Cities & Towns:

 Fitzgerald (county seat)
  Bowens Mill
  Queensland
  Westwood

Attractions:

 Ben Hill County Courthouse (Fitzgerald)*
  Ben Hill County Jail (Fitzgerald)*
  Dorminy -- Massee House (Fitzgerald)*
  Fitzgerald Commercial Historic District*
  Holtzendorf Apartments (Fitzgerald)*
  Miles V. Wilsey House (Fitzgerald)*
  South Main - South Lee Streets Historic District*
   
*Georgia's National Register of Historic Places
 
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