Palmyra, Georgia

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Palmyra is an unincorporated community in Lee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

The community was named after the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria. [2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Palmyra as a town in 1840. [3]

With the construction of the railroad through the area and the concerns that the community's low elevation was prone to mosquito-borne diseases, as a result business activity shifted to nearby Albany, and the town's population dwindled. [4] The Palmyra post office closed in 1891. [5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmyra, Georgia
  2. ↑ Gosa, Jon (April 30, 2017). "Forgotten". Albany Herald. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 170. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  4. ↑ "Marker Monday: Palmyra". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

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