Temperance, Georgia

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

History

A post office called Temperance was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1904. [2] The community was named for a nearby campground which hosted the Methodist temperance movement. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Temperance, Georgia
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 223. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

31°53′23″N83°08′47″W / 31.88972°N 83.14639°W / 31.88972; -83.14639

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