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Built in 1821, this is among Georgia's oldest commercial buildings, serving over time as store, post office, schoolhouse, jail, and courtroom. Newton County's first Superior Court met here in 1822, before Covington's courthouse.
Historical Marker
Brick Store (1990)
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About this site
Brick Store is a historical marker in Social Circle, Newton County, erected in 1990. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Newton County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.6018, -83.7448 near Social Circle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brick Store (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Middlebrook Cemetery, Sherman at Harris’ Quarters, and Adams Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Social Circle, Newton County
“Brick Store” names 2 distinct records in Newton County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1990 in Social Circle. The others:
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