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| | Appling County |
 | | Counties created from: Atkinson, Bacon County, GA, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Jeff Davis County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Telfair, Ware County, GA, and Wayne |
 | | This southeast Georgia county was created from the Creek Land cessions of August 9, 1814 and January 22, 1818 and named for Colonel Daniel Appling, a hero in the war of 1812. |
 | | The county seat is Baxley and the largest employer in 2000 was Georgia Power's Hatch Nuclear Power Plant located on the Altamaha River. |
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