Wrightsboro, Georgia
Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.
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Wrightsboro is an unincorporated community in McDuffie County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It has an estimated population of 144.
History
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]
Notable person
Augustus Romaldus Wright, a politician, lawyer, and Confederate war officer was born at Wrightsboro in 1813.[7]
