Clyde is an extinct town in
Bryan County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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History
Clyde once held the county seat of Bryan County.
The community was named after Field Marshal
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde
Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, (20 October 1792– 14 August 1863), was a British Army officer. After serving in the Peninsular War and the War of 1812, he commanded the 98th Regiment of Foot during the First Opium War and then ...
(1792–1863), a Scottish soldier.
A variant name was "Eden". A post office called Clyde was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1941.
References
Geography of Bryan County, Georgia
Ghost towns in Georgia (U.S. state)
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