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| Georgia (Dodge County), Eastman — 45-2 — Orphans Cemetery | | | Albert G. Williamson, a Dodge County entrepreneur, donated land for a burial place in Orphans community following the death of a neighbor’s child, George
P.A. Barnes, in 1887. The community was named in honor of the six orphaned Williamson brothers who moved here in 1873-74 from North Carolina. The
earliest burials were children of the Thomas, Weldy, and Lashley families. Other common names in the original acre are Hardy, Manley, Steele, Stuckey, and Williamson. The statuary above their . . . — Map (db m8463) | | Georgia (Dodge County), Eastman — Stuckey's | | | In 1937 W.S. and Ethel Stuckey opened the first Pecan Shoppe at this location. That began the introduction of the pecan, Ethel`s candy and the distinctive blue-roofed shoppe to the motoring public.
Today, a Stuckey`s can be found in nearly every state of the Union and has become an important part of the lives of those who travel the highways of this great Country.
This spot has been dedicated to the memory of that first step forward by Mr. and Mrs. Stuckey and the many employees who have been a part of this heritage. — Map (db m9722) | | Georgia (Dodge County), Eastman — GA 87 F-6 — The Blackshear Road | | | At this point the highway was originally known as the Blackshear Road. It was planned and cut out in 1815 by Major Elijah Blackshear and a company of Georgia Volunteer Militia. This road gained fame as the alternative route used by General David Blackshear
during his defense of the threatened invasion of the Southern border of Georgia in the War of 1812 — Map (db m14295) |
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