Barnett Shoals, Georgia

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Barnett Shoals is a ghost town in Oconee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] Variant names were "Barnetts Fort" and "Rutherford". [2]

History

Barnett Shoals had its start as a mill town, anchored by the Star Thread Mill. [3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Barnett Shoals as a town in 1915. [4] The town was officially dissolved in 1995. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Homepage". Historic Barnett Shoals. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnett Shoals, Georgia [ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 14. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  4. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. 1915. p. 497.

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