Blackshear Cemetery
Blackshear may refer to: * Blackshear (surname) *Blackshear, Georgia, city in Georgia, USA *Lake Blackshear Lake Blackshear is a man-made lake on the Flint River in Georgia created by a dam that was constructed from 1925 to 1930. The lake was named after General David Blackshear. The Crisp County Power Dam, also known as the Warwick Dam, was the firs ...

Blackshear (surname)
Blackshear is a surname first found in Devon. Notable people with the surname include: * Colin Blackshear (born 1979), American filmmaker and multi-media artist * David Blackshear (1764–1837), American general * Jeff Blackshear (born 1969), former American football guard *Kathleen Blackshear (1897–1988), American artist * Kerry Blackshear Jr. (born 1997), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Raheem Blackshear (born 1999), American football player * Rodney Blackshear (born 1969), former American arena football wide receiver *Ronald Blackshear (born 1978), former American professional basketball player * Thomas Blackshear (born 1955), African-American artist *Wayne Blackshear Wayne Fitzgerald Blackshear (born February 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. High school and college car ...

Blackshear, Georgia
The city of Blackshear is the county seat of Pierce County, Georgia, Pierce County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,506. Blackshear is part of the Waycross, Georgia, Waycross Waycross micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Blackshear is located at (31.298941, -82.247726). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (2.06%) is water. History Blackshear was founded in 1858 to serve as the seat of the newly formed Pierce County. The city was named after General David Blackshear, who authorized the construction of roads, bridges and 11 forts for defense. He was a patriot in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge and the Battle of Buford's Bridge. He served as a general during the War of 1812. He also served in the Georgia state legislature as Senator of Laurens County. During the ...
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