: a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur. 2. a: one that bears the blame for others b: one that is the object of irrational hostility.
Eclectic is located in northeastern Elmore County in the east-central part of the state. It has a mayor/city council form of government. The area in which Eclectic is located is among the many places in Alabama that are rumored to have been on the route of the Hernando de Soto expedition in the sixteenth century. Originally part of Creek territory, the town's land was first owned by tribemember Ho-Pic-You-Che, who received an allotment of land through the Treaty of Cusseta in 1832.
Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele. Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,439. The county seat is Cordele. The county was created on August 17, 1905 and named for Charles Frederick Crisp. Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area.