Omaha is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Stewart County,

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, United States.

Local Businesses

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

Geography

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

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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 it ...

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 att ...

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

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incorporated Omaha 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

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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

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

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: : *The cathouse scene of ''

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'', starring

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and

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and Keith and

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, 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

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "Federated state, state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on accou ...

located near Omaha on the eastern shore of Walter F. George Lake. The park is known for its deep-water

marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") 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 or cargo ...

and its many water recreation sports, such as fishing and

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

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