Local Businesses

Omaha Brewing Company is located in Stewart County and owned by Omaha native Dr. Robert E. Lee and his wife, Stephanie Lee. Omaha is an

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in Stewart County,

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, United States.

Geography

Omaha is located in the northwest corner of Stewart County near the juncture of the

Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...

and Hannahatchee Creek.

Georgia State Route 39 State Route 39 (SR 39) is a state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of Seminole, Miller, Early, Clay, Quitman, and Stewart counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route proceeds north from its ...

is the main road through the community, leading east to

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near Louvale and south to Georgetown. Georgia State Route 39 Spur connects the community with the

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state line, approximately to the west across the

. Fitzgerald Cemetery is located about a mile outside of town.

Florence Marina State Park Florence Marina State Park is a Georgia state park located near Omaha on the eastern shore of Walter F. George Lake. The park is known for its deep-water marina and its water recreation sports, such as fishing and waterskiing. The park also attrac ...

is located outside of Omaha. The Roods Landing site is located south of Omaha.

History

Omaha was founded in the 1891 when the railroad arrived. The

Georgia General Assembly The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...

incorporated Ohama as a town in 1891. The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995.

Fort McCreary

Located one mile north of Omaha, Fort McCreary was built in 1836 for the defense of Georgia´s frontier along the

. During the

Creek War of 1836 The Creek War of 1836, also known as the Second Creek War or Creek Alabama Uprising, was a conflict in Alabama at the time of Indian Removal between the Muscogee Creek people and non-native land speculators and squatters. Although the Creek pe ...

it was garrisoned by U.S. soldiers and Georgia Volunteers under command of a General McClesky. A relief column from the fort saved the day for Capt. Hamilton Garmany's company of Georgia militia during a battle on the Shepherd Plantation, the most aggressive Creek attack of the war. Three unknown soldiers lie buried on the crest of the fort, which is now owned by Roanoke chapter of the

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. A period wooden blockhouse was reconstructed at the site of Fort McCreary in 1996.

In popular culture

*Omaha is mentioned in

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...

's novel ''Ulysses'' as the fictional scene of a

lynching Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged transgressor, punish a convicted transgressor, or intimidate people. It can also be an ex ...

: : *The cathouse scene of ''

The Long Riders ''The Long Riders'' is a 1980 American Western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the ''Best Music'' award in 1980 from the L ...

'', starring

Dennis Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is someti ...

and

Randy Quaid Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in ''The Last Detail'' i ...

and

Keith Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

and

David Carradine David Carradine ( ; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series ''Kung Fu'', playi ...

, was filmed in the Lee house which was located next to the Fitzgerald Cemetery until it was torn down due to disrepair some years ago.

Gallery

File:Omaha, GA Post Office (31821).JPG, Omaha Post Office ( ZIP code: 31821) File:Hiram Masonic Lodge (c. 1840s) (Omaha, GA).JPG, The Hiram Masonic Lodge dates back to the 1840s. The building has half-round log floor joints. A store was operated on the lower floor in the 1930s. File:Omaha Baptist Church (c. 1914) (Omaha, GA).JPG, The Omaha Baptist Church was established in the late 1800s. The present building was constructed in 1914 following a tornado that destroyed much of the town including the original church building in 1913. File:Walter E. Fitzgerald House (c. 1914) (Omaha, GA).JPG, Walter E. Fitzgerald's original house was destroyed in the tornado of 1913. The current nineteen-room structure was built as a replacement in 1914. File:Mrs. Johnnie Brown House (Omaha, GA).JPG, Mrs. Johnnie Brown House (c. 1850s) File:Rood Creek Landing Recreation Area; Omaha, GA.JPG, The Rood Creek Landing Recreation Area, just south of Omaha, is the location of the Roods Landing site, a

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/ Mississippian period

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complex of

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. File:Florence state park.JPG,

is a 173-acre

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located near Omaha on the eastern shore of

Walter F. George Lake The Walter F. George Lake, named for Walter F. George (1878–1957), a United States senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the state line between Alabama and Georgia. It is also widely known by the name, Lake Eufaula – ...

. The park is known for its deep-water

marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...

and its many water recreation sports, such as fishing and

waterskiing Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a Surface water sports, surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a Cable skiing, cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or ...

References

{{authority control Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Stewart County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places disestablished in 1995