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Emanuel County, Georgia
Emanuel County is a county located in the eastern portion, or "Classic South" region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,768. The county seat is Swainsboro. History The county was created on December 10, 1812, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly from land originally in parts of Bulloch and Montgomery counties. Emanuel County is named in honor of former Governor of Georgia David Emanuel. Portions of Johnson (1858), Jenkins (1905), Toombs (1905), Candler (1914), and Treutlen (1918) counties were taken from Emanuel's original borders. Courthouses Emanuel County has had seven courthouses in its over 200 years of existence. In the county's early years, the court met at Steven Rich's home. Emanuel County's first courthouse was erected in 1814 and burned in 1841. It wasn't until 1854, the same time that the city of Swainsboro was formally incorporated, that the county was allowed to build a replacement. In a string of bad luck, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Emanuel (Governor Of Georgia)
David Emanuel (1744 – February 19, 1808) became 24th Governor of Georgia on March 3, 1801 upon the resignation of James Jackson to become U.S. Senator from Georgia. Emanuel served until November 7, 1801, the remainder of Jackson's term, but did not seek re-election. Emanuel was a member of the Democratic Republican Party. Prior to serving as governor, he served as President of the Georgia Senate. Heritage Some historians believe Emanuel to be the first governor of Jewish heritage of any U.S. state, while others believe that he was Presbyterian. If true, he would be the first person of Jewish descent to hold public office in the United States. One early claim that he was Jewish seems to have been based mainly on hearsay in Savannah, Georgia, and a letter from a descendant of David Emanuel's sister Ruth Emanuel Twiggs, Judge H.D.D. Twiggs of Savannah, who stated, "I do not know where Governor David Emanuel came from, I only know that, beyond doubt, he was a Jew." Judge Twi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summertown, Georgia
Summertown is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. The population was 121 in 2020. History Summertown was originally built up as a summer retreat, hence the name. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Summertown as a town in 1906. Geography Summertown is located in northern Emanuel County at (32.746532, -82.276182). Georgia State Route 56 passes through the east side of the city limits, leading north to Midville and south to Swainsboro, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, Summertown has a total area of , of which , or 0.54%, is water. Demographics As of the census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ... of 2000, there were 140 people, 48 households, and 34 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Park, Georgia
Oak Park is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. The population was 484 at the 2010 census, up from 366 in 2000. By 2020, its population was 512. History The town was originally named Sol, Georgia from June to August 1880 then the town name was changed to Horace, Georgia. The town name was later changed to Oak Park, Georgia in 1904. In 1914 a murder–suicide committed by local farmer J.A. Eubanks got national news coverage. He murdered his wife and two daughters with an axe, set fire to some farm buildings, and shot himself in the head. Before killing himself, he woke a neighbor and told them what he had done. He did leave a suicide note. Several structures were destroyed in the fire, including houses of others. He had even cut the rope for the well bucket to keep the fire from being put out. In a December 14, 1934 municipal election, Oak Park elected a mayor and five-person town council composed entirely of women. The election of an all-woman government was a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunez, Georgia
Nunez is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. The population was 134 in 2020. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Nunez as a town in 1903. The city was named after Samuel Nunez, a pioneer Jew in Georgia history. Geography Nunez is located in southern Emanuel County at (32.491880, -82.346547). Georgia State Route 297 passes through the city, leading north to Swainsboro, the county seat, and south to Interstate 16 Exit 84. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nunez has a total area of , of which , or 1.52%, is water. Demographics As of the census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ... of 2000, there were 131 people, 50 households, and 36 families residing in the town. By the 2020 census, its population was 134. References {{aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian, Georgia
Adrian is a city in Emanuel and Johnson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 552. History A post office has been in operation at Adrian since 1891. Adrian incorporated in 1899. It is unknown why the name "Adrian" was applied to this community. Geography Adrian is located at (32.531960, -82.590680), at the intersection of U.S. Route 80/ Georgia State Route 26 with State Routes 15/ 78. US 80 leads east to Swainsboro and west to Dublin, while Routes 15 and 78 lead south to Interstate 16 near Soperton and northwest to Wrightsville. According to the United States Census Bureau, Adrian has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.12%, is water. Demographics As of 2020, its population was 552. Notable people * Izola Curry, assailant who tried to kill Martin Luther King Jr. in 1958, was born in Adrian in 1916. * Austin Browning MD, Current Neurologist born and raised in Adrian, Ga. Now in Denver, Colorado De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tattnall County, Georgia
Tattnall County is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Georgia, located within the Magnolia Midlands, a part of the Historic South region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,842. The county seat is Reidsville. Tattnall County was created on December 5, 1801, from part of Montgomery County, Georgia by the Georgia General Assembly. The county is named after Josiah Tattnall (1762–1803), a planter, soldier and politician. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.8%) is water. Most of the western portion of Tattnall County, defined by a line running from Cobbtown south to Collins, then east to a point halfway to Bellville, and then south and southwest to the middle of the county's southern border, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The northeastern portion of the county, from Cobbtown to east of Reidsville, is located in the Canoochee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burke County, Georgia
Burke County is a county located along the eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia in the Piedmont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,596. The county seat is Waynesboro. Burke County is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA- SC metropolitan statistical area. History Burke County is an original county of Georgia, created February 5, 1777, and named for English political writer, Edmund Burke, a Member of Parliament in the Whig Party who favored conciliation with the colonies. In 1779, Col. John Twiggs and brothers Col. William Few and Benjamin Few, along with 250 men, defeated British in the Battle of Burke Jail. Burke County is located within the CSRA (the Central Savannah River Area). During the antebellum period, it was developed by slave labor for large cotton plantations. The county was majority African American in population in this period, as slaveholders wanted high numbers of slaves for laborers to cultivate and process cotton. The military t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson County, Georgia
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,709. The county seat and largest city is Louisville. The county was created on February 20, 1796, and named for Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence who became the third president of the United States. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. The small northern portion of Jefferson County, defined by a line running from Stapleton southeast and just south of State Route 80, is located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. The entire rest of the county is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. Major highways * ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * Adjacent counties * McDuffie County - north * Richmond County - northeast * Burke County - east * Emanuel County - south * Johnson County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unsigned Highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear road markings that would conventionally be used to identify the route with that number. Highways are left unsigned for a variety of reasons, and examples are found throughout the world. Depending on the policy of the agency that maintains the highway, and the reason for not signing the route, the route may instead be signed a different designation from its actual number, with small inventory markers for internal use, or with nothing at all. Background There are a variety of cases where roads are officially designated, but have no markings to show that designation. Many highway maintenance agencies assign some form of number to all highways, bridges, and other features they maintain for tracking and inventory purposes. However, policies vary regarding how and when to publicly post these assigned numbers. Several highway maintenance agencies have multiple numbering systems for the different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamaha River
The Altamaha River is a major river in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It flows generally eastward for from its Source (river or stream), origin at the confluence of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River towards the Atlantic Ocean, where it empties into the ocean near Brunswick, Georgia. No dams are directly on the Altamaha, though some are on the Oconee and the Ocmulgee. Including its tributaries, the Altamaha River's drainage basin is about in size, qualifying it among the larger river basins of the US Atlantic coast.The Altamaha River Course The Altamaha River originates at the confluence of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers, near Lumber City, Georgia, Lumber City. At its source, the river forms the border between Jeff Davis County, Georgia, Jeff Davis ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohoopee River
The Ohoopee River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 21, 2011 river in east-central Georgia in the United States. It is a tributary of the Altamaha River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. Course The Ohoopee River rises in Washington County, about south of Tennille, and flows generally southeastwardly, through or along the boundaries of Johnson, Emanuel, Treutlen, Candler, Toombs and Tattnall Counties. It joins the Altamaha River south of Reidsville. In Emanuel County, it collects the Little Ohoopee River, about long, which rises in Washington County and flows generally southeastwardly through Johnson and Emanuel Counties, past Kite. In popular culture The Ohoopee River is referenced in Larry Jon Wilson's song, "Ohoopee River Bottomland", which appears on Wilson's 1975 album, ''New Beginnings''. Wilson also sings the song in the 1980 documentary, '' Heartworn Highways''. Wilson w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoochee River
The Canoochee River (pronounced ''kuh-NOO-chee'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 26, 2011 river in southeastern Georgia in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ogeechee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. In 1738 the Trustees of the colony mentioned the proposed house and ferry boat over the 'Cooanoochi River'. Course The Canoochee River is formed about southeast of Swainsboro in southwestern Emanuel County by the confluence of Canoochee Creek and Little Canoochee Creek, and flows generally southeastwardly through or along the boundaries of Candler, Evans, Bryan, and Liberty counties, through Fort Stewart. It joins the Ogeechee River from the west in Bryan County, south-southwest of Savannah. Name origin "Canoochee" may be a name derived from the Muscogee language, meaning "little ground". The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Canoochee River" as the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
