Brinson (Side 1)

First settled in the 1850´s present day Brinson was originally known as Spring Creek. The name was changed in 1889 when the town was laid out and established by Simeon Brinson. In that same year the Alabama Midland Railroad completed a line through the town. Brinson soon became a shipping point for agricultural products, lumber and metal stores which were the major industries in the area. By an act of the Georgia General Assembly on August 22, 1907, the village was incorporated as &quotthe Town of Brinson.&quot Brinson began to decline because of the closing of sawmill operations between 1910-20.

Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Decatur County Commission, 1986.

Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.

Original page, with additional info, here.

Photo credit: Coinseekers.