White Sulphur Springs, Meriwether County, Georgia
White Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
[edit]A post office called White Sulphur Springs was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1919.[2] The community was named for a mineral spring near the original town site.[3] A variant name is "Brandywine Station".[1]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated White Sulphur Springs as a town in 1907.[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Sulphur Springs
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 252. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1907. p. 974.
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