On May 27,1861 the first company of infantry for the War between the States was organized in Fayette County, Georgia. The company was known as the Fayette Rifle Grays and was officially designated as Company “I”, of the 10th Georgia regiment. Young L. Wooten was captain. A review of the company was held at the courthouse grounds with Colonel Mail...
FAYETTE COUNTY On January 8, 1821, the Creek Indian Nation ceded the land that would become Fayette County to the State of Georgia.[1] Fayette County was created by an Act of the Georgia Legislature on May 15 and December 24, 1821. The county is named for the Marquis de LaFayette, the French general who came to this country to fight under...
May 16, 1933 Cecil Travis starts for the Washington Senators Cecil Travis was born August 8, 1913 on the family farm in North Fayette County. He graduated Fayetteville High School in 1930. Cecil turned down a scholarship to Georgia Tech to play baseball with the Chattanooga Lookouts. Travis started playing for the Washington Senators May 16, 1933 when he was 19 years...