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Baker County, GA
Baker County is a county in Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,876. The county seat and only city is Newton. The county was created December 12, 1825 from the eastern portion of Early County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly and is named for Colonel John Baker, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. Baker County is included in the Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Baker County Courthouse (Georgia) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Three other properties in Newton are also listed on the register: Notchaway Baptist Church and Cemetery, Pine Bloom Plantation, and Tarver Plantation. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.1%) is water. The eastern half of Baker County is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The western half of the county is located in the Ichawaynochaway Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker County Courthouse (Georgia)
The Baker County Courthouse is located in Courthouse Square at Newton in Baker County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. Baker County has been struck by flooding from the Flint River. The old courthouse was built in 1906 and was damaged by the floods of 1925, 1929, and 1994. It houses the public library and the historical society. The current courthouse is located in a 1930s-era school. The old courthouse was designed by J. W. Golucke. The courthouse was damaged during Hurricane Michael Hurricane Michael was a very powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. It was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to ma ... in October 2018. See also * Lynching of Robert Hall: occurred on the grounds of the courthouse References {{Registered Historic Places County courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state) Courtho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarver Plantation
The Tarver Plantation, also known as Tarva Plantation, located on Tarva Rd. (Co. Rt. 122) north of Newton in Baker County, Georgia includes a plantation house built in about 1850. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It was owned and used by Henry Tarver from about 1850 to 1897. In 1850 Henry Tarver owned 87 slaves. It includes Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ... architecture. In 1989 the property included one contributing building and five non-contributing ones. With (see photo captions pages 15-16 of text document). References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Greek Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Houses completed in 1850 National Register of Historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 253
State Route 253 (SR 253) is a southwest–northeast State highway (US), state highway located in the Southwest Georgia, southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Its routing is within portions of Seminole County, Georgia, Seminole, Decatur County, Georgia, Decatur, and Baker County, Georgia, Baker County (United States), counties. Route description SR 253 begins in Seminole County, at the entrance to Trail's End Resort and Marina, on the shore of Lake Seminole, which separates Florida and Georgia. It heads northeast and curves to the east, to an Intersection (road), intersection with Georgia State Route 39, SR 39, at the northwest corner of Seminole State Park. It runs northeast until it intersects Georgia State Route 374, SR 374. SR 253 continues heading northeast, past Reynoldsville State Park, into Decatur County, and over a northern branch of Lake Seminole, until it meets Georgia State Route 310, SR 310 (Yates Spring Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 253
State Route 253 (SR 253) is a southwest–northeast state highway located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its routing is within portions of Seminole, Decatur, and Baker counties. Route description SR 253 begins in Seminole County, at the entrance to Trail's End Resort and Marina, on the shore of Lake Seminole, which separates Florida and Georgia. It heads northeast and curves to the east, to an intersection with SR 39, at the northwest corner of Seminole State Park. It runs northeast until it intersects SR 374. SR 253 continues heading northeast, past Reynoldsville State Park, into Decatur County, and over a northern branch of Lake Seminole, until it meets SR 310 (Yates Spring Road). The highway continues its northeast trek until it enters Bainbridge. In Bainbridge, it meets SR 253 Spur (Airport Road), before it crosses under US 27/ US 84/ SR 1/ SR 38 (Wiregrass Georgia Parkway). Farther to the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 216
State Route 216 (SR 216) is a state highway located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It runs southeast-to-north through portions of Baker, Early, Calhoun, and Randolph counties. Route description SR 216 begins at an intersection with SR 37 northwest of Newton, in central Baker County. It heads northwest, crossing into Early County, until it reaches Arlington. Almost immediately is an intersection with SR 45 (Joe Bryan Highway), which begins a concurrency with SR 216. Just after this is SR 62 (Blakely Road SW), which joins the concurrency. In downtown Arlington, the three highways enter Calhoun County and cross a Norfolk Southern Railway track. Then, SR 62 departs to the northeast on Pioneer Road. Two blocks later, SR 45 leaves the concurrency to the northeast on Morgan Road NE. SR 216 heads north to Edison, where it has a brief concurrency with SR 37 (Hartford Street). The highway heads north, curve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 216
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Georgia State Route 200
State Route 200 (SR 200) is a state highway that runs west-to-east through portions of Early and Baker counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its western terminus is in Blakely, and its eastern terminus is in Newton. Route description SR 200 begins at an intersection with SR 62 (Magnolia Street) in Blakely. It heads southeast to an intersection with US 27/ SR 1. The road heads east, curves to the southeast, and curves again to the east, until it enters Damascus. There, it has a brief concurrency with SR 45 (Brumby Avenue). SR 200 continues to the east and crosses into Baker County. It then resumes its eastern and southeastern routing for most of the remainder of its length. It curves to the northeast, and has one last curve to the east, before it reaches the Newton area. Immediately prior to the city limits is an intersection with SR 37. A little less than later, it meets its eastern terminus, an intersectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 200
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Georgia State Route 91
State Route 91 (SR 91) is an south-to-north State highway (US), state highway in the Southwest Georgia, southwest part of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The highway travels from its southern terminus at the Florida state line, southwest of Donalsonville, Georgia, Donalsonville, where the roadway continues as Florida State Road 2 (SR 2), northeast through Albany, Georgia, Albany to its northern terminus, an intersection with Georgia State Route 32, SR 32 at a point northeast of the city. It also travels through Donalsonville, Colquitt, Georgia, Colquitt, and Newton, Georgia, Newton. Route description SR 91 begins at the Florida state line, where the roadway continues as Florida State Road 2, State Road 2. Just east of the state line, the highway has an intersection (road), intersection with Georgia State Route 285, SR 285. Northeast, in Donalsonville, the highway intersects U.S. Route 84 in Georgia, US 84/Georgia State Rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 91
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the country in the Caucasus ** Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom ** Georgia within the Russian Empire ** Democratic Republic of Georgia, established following the Russian Revolution ** Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent of the Soviet Union * Related to the US state ** Province of Georgia, one of the thirteen American colonies established by Great Britain in what became the United States ** Georgia in the American Civil War, the State of Georgia within the Confederate States of America. Other places * 359 Georgia, an asteroid * New Georgia, Solomon Islands * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Canada * Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada United K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 37
State Route 37 (SR 37) is a state highway that travels west-to-east through portions of Clay, Calhoun, Baker, Mitchell, Colquitt, Cook, Berrien, Lanier, and Clinch counties in the southwestern and south-central parts of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects the Alabama state line west of Fort Gaines to the Homerville area, via Newton, Camilla, Moultrie, Adel, and Lakeland. The highway actually serves as the eastern terminus of a long multi-state route that starts in Mississippi and goes through Alabama. Route description Western terminus through Moultrie SR 37 begins at the Alabama state line on the western edge of Fort Gaines, in Clay County, where the roadway continues to the west as Alabama State Route 10 (SR 10; Hartford Road) over the Chattahoochee River on the Henry G McKemie Memorial Bridge. In Fort Gaines is a very brief concurrency with SR 39. It continues to the east, to an intersection with US 27/ SR 1 in Sutto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 37
State Route 37 (SR 37) is a state highway that travels west-to-east through portions of Clay, Calhoun, Baker, Mitchell, Colquitt, Cook, Berrien, Lanier, and Clinch counties in the southwestern and south-central parts of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects the Alabama state line west of Fort Gaines to the Homerville area, via Newton, Camilla, Moultrie, Adel, and Lakeland. The highway actually serves as the eastern terminus of a long multi-state route that starts in Mississippi and goes through Alabama. Route description Western terminus through Moultrie SR 37 begins at the Alabama state line on the western edge of Fort Gaines, in Clay County, where the roadway continues to the west as Alabama State Route 10 (SR 10; Hartford Road) over the Chattahoochee River on the Henry G McKemie Memorial Bridge. In Fort Gaines is a very brief concurrency with SR 39. It continues to the east, to an intersection with US 27/ SR 1 in Sutto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
