Lamar County

 

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Lamar County, the 158th county created, was formed August 17, 1920 from portions of Monroe and Pike counties.  It is named for Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus Lamar, a Confederate Army colonel, Secretary of the Interior under Grover Cleveland and a Supreme Court Justice.
 

Incorporated: 

August 17, 1920

Population:

 15,912

Total Area:

 185 square miles

Cities & Towns:

 Aldora
  Barnesville (County Seat)
  Milner

Attractions:

 Brown-Kennedy Home (1850)
  Gachet House (1821)
  Jackson G. Smith Home (1870)

Annual Events:

 Last week of September - Barnesville Buggy Days Festival
 
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