Madison, Georgia
| Madison, Georgia | |
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Morgan County Courthouse, built 1905
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 Location in Morgan County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 33°35′17″N 83°28′21″W / 33.58806°N 83.47250°WCoordinates: 33°35′17″N 83°28′21″W / 33.58806°N 83.47250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Morgan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.9 sq mi (23.1 km2) |
| • Land | 8.9 sq mi (23 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,979 |
| • Density | 408.5/sq mi (157.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30650 |
| Area code(s) | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-49196 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332303 |
| Website |
City of Madison (GA) - Official Website Madison, Georgia Chamber of Commerce |
Madison is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke-Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area. The population was 3,636 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Morgan County and the site of the Morgan County Courthouse.
The Historic District of Madison is one of the largest in the state. Many of the nearly 100 antebellum homes have been carefully restored. Bonar Hall is one of the first of the grand-style homes built in Madison during the town's cotton-boom heyday between 1840-60.
Madison was named the #1 Small Town in America by Travel Holiday magazine. Budget Travel magazine voted Madison as one of the world's 16 most picturesque villages.
Madison is featured on Georgia's Antebellum Trail, and is designated as one of the state's Historic Heartland cities.
The nearest state park is Hard Labor Creek, located approximately 12 miles west of Madison. The park is known for its golf course, rustic camping and Hard Labor Creek Observatory, which is part of the Georgia State University Astronomy program.
Madison was founded in 1807 as seat of the newly formed Morgan County, and was named for President James Madison.
The community was described in an early 19th century issue of White's Statistics of Georgia as "the most cultured and aristocratic town on the stagecoach route from Charleston to New Orleans." In a 1849 edition of White's Statistics of Georgia, the following was written about Madison: "In point of intelligence, refinement, and hospitality, this town acknowledges no superior."
While many believe that Sherman spared the town because it was too beautiful to burn during his March to the Sea, the truth is that Madison was home to pro-Union Congressman (later Senator)Joshua Hill. Hill had ties with General William Tecumseh Sherman's brother in the House of Representatives, so his sparing the town was more political than appreciation of its beauty.
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