Bannockburn, Georgia

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Bannockburn, Georgia
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Riverside Hotel in Bannockburn, circa 1905
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Bannockburn, Georgia
Coordinates: 31°17′06″N83°03′27″W / 31.28500°N 83.05750°W / 31.28500; -83.05750 Coordinates: 31°17′06″N83°03′27″W / 31.28500°N 83.05750°W / 31.28500; -83.05750
Country United States
State Georgia
County Berrien
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID326166 [1]

Bannockburn is an unincorporated community in Berrien County, Georgia, United States. [1]

The former Central of Georgia Railway ran through the settlement.

The Riverside Hotel in Bannockburn was built around 1905. At the same time, the Massey Felton Lumber Company operated a sawmill on the west side of the Alapaha River, about 1 mi (1.6 km) east of Bannockburn. The mill closed about 1910. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bannockburn
  2. "Berrien County, Georgia - Historical Photo Collection". Berrien Historical Foundation. Retrieved July 19, 2017.