Temperance Bell, Georgia
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Temperance Bell 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 Greene County, in the
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of
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.


History

A variant name was "Temperance". A post office called Temperance was established in 1823, and remained in operation until 1833. The community was named for the fact a revival of the
temperance movement The temperance movement is a social movement promoting Temperance (virtue), temperance or total abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages. Participants in the movement typically criticize alcohol intoxication or promote teetotalism, and ...
took place at the town site.


References

Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Greene County, Georgia {{GreeneCountyGA-geo-stub