Point Peter, Georgia

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Point Peter is an unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

A post office called Point Peter was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1957. [2] The community was named after one "Pint Peter", a whiskey peddler; a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected. [3] Older variant names are "Glade" and "The Glade". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point Peter
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 179. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

Coordinates: 33°59′45″N83°00′48″W / 33.99583°N 83.01333°W / 33.99583; -83.01333


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