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Greensboro,
the county seat of Greene County, was first chartered in 1786. The city, spelled
Greensborough at the time, was the first town in America to be burned to the ground
and its inhabitants killed by Native Americans. The city
was later incorporated
December 10, 1803. Greene County's courthouse, constructed around 1848, is listed
on the National Register of Historic Places. Other historic monuments include the
Iron Horse, a massive 2,000-pound structure and the "Gaol", a Bastille-like jail
that is one of the oldest penal structures in Georgia.
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