Doctortown is a
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
in
Wayne County, Georgia
Wayne County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,144. The county seat is Jesup.
Wayne County comprises the Jesup, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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. The
GNIS
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classifies it as a populated place.
History
The first white settlement at Doctortown was made in 1827, at the site where a Native American village once stood. A
post office
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was established at Doctortown in 1857, and remained in operation until 1967. The community was named for the fact a
medicine man
A medicine man or medicine woman is a traditional healer and spiritual leader who serves a community of Indigenous people of the Americas. Individual cultures have their own names, in their respective languages, for spiritual healers and cerem ...
once had lived near the original town site.
See also
*
Battle of Altamaha Bridge
References
Ghost towns in Georgia (U.S. state)
Landforms of Wayne County, Georgia
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