Georgia Welcome Center

Georgia Welcome Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Georgia Welcome Center (2016)
Location	8463 U.S. 301/Burton's Ferry Highway, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia
Coordinates	32°56′16″N81°31′02″W / 32.93784°N 81.51732°W / 32.93784; -81.51732
Area	3.63 acres (1.47 ha)
Built	1961
Architect	Edwin C. Eckles
NRHP reference No.	11000959 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 29, 2011

The Georgia Welcome Center was built in 1961 and formally dedicated early in 1962. ^{[2] [3]}

This was the first welcome center in Georgia, predating the arrival of the Interstate Highway System along the Georgia Coast. ^[4] It is reportedly the oldest roadside welcome center in the U.S. that is still used for that purpose. It is on US Highway 301 in Screven County. less than 1 mile from the South Carolina border.

References

1. "January 6, 2011 Weekly list" (PDF). National Park Service.
2. "Georgia Welcome Center". Archived from the original on March 12, 2012.
3. Denise P. Messick (November 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Georgia Welcome Center / Georgia Visitor Information Center" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017. Includes 26 photos from 2011.
4. "SUMMARY OF PROPOSED NATIONAL REGISTER/GEORGIA REGISTER NOMINATION" (PDF). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.

External links

• Georgia Visitor Information Center - Sylvania (Georgia Department of Transportation)