Sapps Still, Georgia

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Sapps Still is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Georgia, United States.

Coffee County, Georgia county in Georgia, United States

Coffee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,356. The county seat is Douglas.

Georgia (U.S. state) State of the United States of America

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. Named after King George II of Great Britain, the Province of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina south to Spanish Florida and west to French Louisiana at the Mississippi River. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. In 1802–1804, western Georgia was split to the Mississippi Territory, which later split to form Alabama with part of former West Florida in 1819. Georgia declared its secession from the Union on January 19, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870. Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta, the state's capital and most populous city, has been named a global city. Atlanta's metropolitan area contains about 55% of the population of the entire state.

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History

Sapps Still was the site of a turpentine still in the early 1900s, until the still exploded due to a fire. Later, a lumber mill was built in its place. Ruins and remains of both facilities can be seen to this day. The dry kiln for the lumber mill remains standing as well. After the mill closed in the 1950s, it was used as a farm storage barn until the 1990s. A rail spur [1] that passed through Sapps Still connected the barge and steamboat wharf on the Ocmulgee River at Relee, five miles to the north, with the county seat of Douglas, and from there to other rail lines. The rail spur was used to transport naval stores from the turpentine still and later, lumber from the lumber mill. The Relee-to-Sapps-Still line closed in 1950, and the Sapps-Still-to-Douglas line closed in 1958.[2]

Ocmulgee River river in the U.S. state of Georgia

The Ocmulgee River (ok-MUHL-gee) is a western tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi (410 km) long, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the westernmost major tributary of the Altamaha.

Douglas, Georgia City in Georgia, United States

Douglas is a city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,589. Douglas is the county seat of Coffee County and the core city of the Douglas, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 50,731 as of the 2010 census.

Geography

Sapps Still is located at 31°42'58"N 82°56'15"W (31.7160206, -82.9373684). The highest elevation is 322'.[3] Sapps Still sits at the junction of Sapps Still Road (Coffee County unimproved road #498)[4] and US Highway 441. Sapps Still is 131 miles driving distance NW of Jacksonville, Florida; 180 miles driving distance SE of Atlanta, Georgia; and 98 miles driving distance SE of Macon, Georgia. An abandoned telephone long-distance microwave relay tower stands approximately one-half mile south of Sapps Still on the east side of US Highway 441, and is often cited as a landmark.[5]

U.S. Route 441 in Georgia highway in Georgia

U.S. Route 441 (US 441) in the state of Georgia is a north–south United States Highway. It runs from the Florida border near the Fargo city area to the North Carolina state line, north of Dillard. It is a spur route of US 41 although it has no intersections with its parent route within the state. It does have an intersection with another spur route of US 41 however, specifically US 341 in McRae-Helena.

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Macon, Georgia Consolidated city–county in Georgia, United States

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References

  1. Map of Georgia and Florida Railways and Connections in 1918 from Official Guide of the Railways, April 1918; Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Retrieved 2010-6-28.
  2. Abandonments Georgia and Florida Railway, Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Retrieved 2010-6-28.
  3. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Feature Detail Report for Sapps Still, GA Retrieved 2010-6-28.
  4. Georgia DOT County Maps (Downloadable PDF) Retrieved 2010-6-28.
  5. Trails.com Topo Map showing Sapps Still and microwave radio tower. Retrieved 2010-6-29.
  6. Ward, Warren P.. Ward's history of Coffee County : A story dealing with the past and present of Coffee County. Beginning with the early settlers about the year 1800,--discussing the Creek Indians and the Pioneers. Leading up to the creation of Coffee County in 1854—Old families, old schools and churches, showing the conditions during the Civil War and ending up with the spirit of progress, which is evident in better schools, and a more intelligent civilization. Showing that Coffee County, in South Georgia is God's country and a good place to live in the year 1930. Press of Foote & Davies Co., Atlanta, copyright 1930. Retrieved 2010-7-11.

Coordinates: 31°42′58″N82°56′15″W / 31.71611°N 82.93750°W / 31.71611; -82.93750

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