Lee County, Georgia
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Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,163. The county was established in 1825 and its county seat is Leesburg. Lee County is include
Lee County courthouse in Leesburg
Lee County School District headquarters
Henry Lee III
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Henry Lee III was an early American patriot and politician who served as the ninth governor of Virginia and as the Virginia representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the Ameri
Lee County, Georgia
…boundaries were created by the Georgia General Assembly on June 9, but they were not named until December 14, 1826. The county was named in honor of Henry Lee III, popularly known as "Light-Horse Harry," the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. On January 29, 1916, five African American men were lynched…
Posthumous portrait by James Herring, (c. 1838), after an original 18th century painting
A May 12, 1780 letter from Lee to Israel Shreve
Lee's house in Alexandria, Virginia