Morgan’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Morgan. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Morgan was founded in 1854 as seat of the newly formed Calhoun County. It was incorporated as a city in 1856. The city was named after Hiram Morgan, a county official.
From 1923 to 1929, Morgan was replaced as county seat by Arlington, Georgia after a referendum. It became county seat again after an additional referendum.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Morgan’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Morgan’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCalhoun County Georgia Courthouse, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Morgan, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Morgan is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Morgan has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Edison Commercial Historic District in Edison, 8.2 miles away.
Morgan and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Calhoun County Georgia Courthouse (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.