Named For John Milledge, Governor of Georgia from 1802-1806 County Seat of Baldwin County Known For Being one of Georgia's state capitals (1806-1868, after Lousiville and before Atlanta) and one of the few U.S. cities planned and built specifically to be a state capital Notable Natural Feature Located on the Oconee River at the Fall Line In History The "Ordinance of Secession" was passed in the state capital at Milledgeville on January 19, 1861, and "The Republic of Georgia" joined the Confederate States of America to the accompaniment of wild celebrations and bonfires on Statehouse Square Notable Buildings The old state capital Famous Sons and Daughters Author Flannery O'Connor Best Kept Secret Self-guided tours of Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia Farm Don't Miss Taking a Historic Trolley Tour of the city