Major Jonas Fauches

Protector of the Greene Frontier 
 
The lush terrain of Greene County was considered “the frontier” when Major Jonas Fauche first arrived in the early 1780's.  Property on this new frontier was given as a reward to revolutionary soldiers.  The early settlers found that the dense forests and land beside the Oconee river were already inhabited by a nation of people—the Creek Indians. 
   
This three story house, circa 1800, is the oldest structure in Greensboro.  It was built by Major Fauche, who fought in the Revolutionary War and also the War of 1812.  He was Frenchman by birth, but was considered an American patriot and placed as head of all military operations designed to protect the early settlers from raids by the Creeks.  After he conducted a survey of the land, he proposed that twelve forts be erected in a line at strategic sites along the Oconee River.  Forts were established at places like Scull Shoals, Richland Creek, Shoulderbone Creek and others ranging from just south of Athens to south of Milledgeville.
 
​ Jonas Fauche is buried in the Greensboro Cemetery and his home is currently the McCommons Funeral Home.