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Need a break
from the fast pace of your everyday life style?
Come
and relax in beautiful Warren County.
The natural beauty of Warren County is perhaps the first
thing that visitors notice. The majority of the 176,000 acres that
comprise the County area are brimming with loblolly pines, dogwood, sweet
gums and maple trees. These mighty forests provide habitation for a
multitude of deer, quail, wild turkey and other small game. 
The
grandeur of nature is further exhibited along the banks of the lazily
flowing Ogeechee River that forms the western boundary of Warren
County. The quiet campground of
Rocky Comfort Plantation and others
offer the natural setting for peaceful meditation. Sports enthusiasts can
find a place to spend their favorite pastimes, too. For the hunter,
the woodlands of the county offer a variety of small and large game. Warren County has several membership hunting clubs as well as the very
well-known commercial hunting preserve, Come Away Plantation in
Norwood. The angler can wet his hook in the Ogeechee River or in any
of the small streams and ponds in search of catfish, bass and other fish.
After of short drive through the Warren County, you will be at
Clarks Hill Lake.
Those who prefer golf will delight in
the challenging fairways of the newly-developed 18-hole
Boulders Golf Course. A relaxing alternative at this semi-private club may be
lounging around the pool next to the Clubhouse. There are also two
community parks that offer tennis, swimming and several organized team
programs. If touring and sight-seeing is
preferred, the Warren County Library houses the Mill Branch Indian
Artifact display. Items in this display represent the entire
prehistoric span from approximate 7800 BC to 1450 AD.
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 The Old Burkhalter
Home (Mrs. Sara Garthright Ray's present home) is a must-see. Revolutionary War Solider Jacob Burkhalter built the
first colonial house in Warren County, with the columns of the porch being
the square type used in that day. General Lafayette visited
Warrenton in 1824 and spent two
weeks being nursed back to health in the Burk halter
Home. Before his departure, a grand ball was held in his honor. Several stagecoach stops are found in Warren County including
the Old Stagecoach Inn which is still standing from the
 colonial days and
is located on East Warrenton Road. Visit the "Birthplace of the
Idea of Rural Free Delivery" seven miles northwest of Warrenton in
Norwood. Drink the water from Beall Springs, a resort at the
turn of the century. The water would supposedly make ill visitors
well again. Another must-see is the Ogeechee River Mill that is
still in use today.
Little Briar Church is the oldest church in the
County. It was established in 1777, sixteen years before the birth
of the County. Little Briar Church was also the 4th Baptist Church
organized in Georgia.
The Johnson Family Plantation was owned by William
Johnson. William Johnson was born in Southampton County, Virginia
around 1750. He enlisted in the Army on February 13, 1776 and was
discharged February, 1778. Johnson was a corporal in the 4th
Virginia Regiment, commanded by Col. Thomas Elliott and Col. Robert
Lawson. William and his wife, Lucy Rosannah (Reece) Johnson traveled
from Virginia in the late 1700's and settled in this area of
Georgia. The family plantation was a working farm for eight
generations, doing very well during the cotton farming era. It has
only very recently given up its farming heritage.
 In the early 1800's, William Shrivers established the
first cotton mill in the county. The old unique building now serves
as a "craft shop" called Country Treasures with a small garden
on the property. It is located on Ansley Road behind the home of
Kenneth & Barbara Ansley.
 The Ogeechee River Mill has been in operation since 1826
and still grinds the corn like it did many years ago.
In the early 1900's, land was donated in Warren County for
the building of a campground for religious purposes. This
 land
is the present day Fountain Campground. Services have been held at
the campground since 1932 on the third Sunday in August. Families
from far and near have a homecoming and bring covered dishes.
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Make
sure you do not miss visiting the 
Warren
County Cultural Center
The
old Farmer's
Hardware, est.1935
The
old Knox Theater
Warren
County Post Office