Moultrie Wedding

Moultrie, nicknamed The City Of Southern Living, is a city and the county seat of Colquitt CountyGR6. Moultrie is an agricultural community set in the Southern Rivers part of the State of Georgia. It is well known for its many antique shops and has been styled "The Antique Capitol of South Georgia". Moultrie is a peaceful city of beautiful landscapes, huge sprawling oak trees and stately homes. Attractive vistas begin at the heart of Moultrie in the downtown square. In outlying areas of the county, there are vast farmlands and rolling acreage of both cotton and tobacco crops. Moultrie is also the home of US Senator Saxby Chambliss.

Colquitt County became the 115th county in Georgia by an act of the Legislature on February 25, 1856. It was named after Walter Terry Colquittt, a minister, statesman and lawyer who was admired as a military leader in the mid 1860's. In 1879, a charter was adopted and 50 acres in the center of the county was made the county seat. It was named Moultrie, after Gen. William Moultrie, a Revolutionary War hero.