Washington, Georgia
Washington is the county seat of Wilkes County,[4] Georgia, United States. Under its original name, Heard's Fort, it was for a brief time during the American Revolutionary War the Georgia state capital. It is noteworthy as the place where the Confederacy voted to dissolve itself, effectively ending the American Civil War.
This article is about the city of Washington in Georgia. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation).
The population was 4,134 as of the 2010 census. The city is often referred to as Washington-Wilkes, to distinguish it from other places named Washington.
Geography[edit]
Washington is located at 33°44′7″N 82°44′29″W / 33.73528°N 82.74139°W (33.735394, −82.741420).[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20 km2), of which 7.8 square miles (20 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.25%) is water.
The Wilkes County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one primary school, one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.[13] The district has 116 full-time teachers and over 1,858 students.[14]
Dr. Rosemary Caddell is the Superintendent of Schools.[15]
In popular culture[edit]
One of Washington's most lingering mysteries is that of the lost Confederate gold.[16] As the last recorded location of the remaining Confederate gold, the Washington area is thought to be the site where it is buried. Worth roughly $100,000 when it disappeared in 1865, at 2016 prices its value would be around $3.6 million. The cable television channel A&E produced a documentary focusing on this legend.