Wrightsboro is an

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in McDuffie County, in the

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. It has an estimated population of 144.

History

The first permanent settlement at Wrightsboro was made in the 1760s by a colony of

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. The community was named after James Wright, 7th Governor of Carolina and Georgia. In 1773 John Bartram recorded a brief visit to the town while on a large expedition through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The

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incorporated Wrightsboro as a town in 1799. A post office called Wrightsborough was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1905. In 1998, the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the

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Notable person

Augustus Romaldus Wright Augustus Romaldus Wright (June 16, 1813 – March 31, 1891) was an American politician and lawyer, as well as a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early life Augustus Wright was born in Wrightsboro, Georgi ...

, a politician, lawyer, and Confederate war officer was born at Wrightsboro in 1813.

References

Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in McDuffie County, Georgia {{McDuffieCountyGA-geo-stub