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Banks County, Georgia : ウィキペディア英語版 | Banks County, Georgia
Banks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,395.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13011.html )〕 The county seat is Homer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The Old Banks County Courthouse is located in Homer, Georgia and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A newer county courthouse was constructed in 1983 ==History== Banks County was established in 1858. It was named for Dr. Richard E. Banks. The Georgia General Assembly passed legislation to create Banks County on February 1, 1859, from Franklin and Habersham Counties. Ty Cobb, a Baseball Hall of Famer, was born in Banks County in 1886 in an area of the county knows as ''The Narrows'' - a small farming community consisting of fewer than 100 people. The area and birthplace are on State Highway 105 in the northern part of the county near the Broad River. The legal organ for the county is ''The Banks County News'', a member of Mainstreet News, Inc. One of the county's oldest church sites is the Hebron Presbyterian Church, established in 1796. Banks County is the home of the Atlanta Dragway, located near Banks Crossing. Banks County is also known for being the home of the former world's largest Easter Egg Hunt. (The 50th annual egg hunt in 2009 was the final)
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