Dedicated to
all the residents of the county
who served in the Armed Forces
of our country
during World War I, World War II
and the Korean War
and in memory of
those who died in service — — Map (db m19783) WM
Candler County was created by an Act of the Georgia Legislature July 17, 1914, out of portions of Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall Counties, and named for Gov. Allen D. Candler (1834-1910). Gov. Candler is famed for the preservation of Colonial and . . . — — Map (db m18229) HM
Dedicated to Those
Brave Men of Candler County Who
Paid the Supreme Sacrifice in
Defense of Their Country
Donated by the Citizens
of
Candler County
Memorial Day 1987
( Left Panel)
Honor Roll . . . — — Map (db m19255) WM
In 1979, Metter Garden Club initiated the project of replacing the small fountain in this park with a sculpture indicative of Candler County. Its vision was supported by the City government, local garden clubs, civic groups, businesses, and the . . . — — Map (db m208054) HM
The route crossing at this point is the Sunbury Road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-Revolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790's from Greensboro via today's Sparta and Swainsboro to the town of Sunbury, a port on . . . — — Map (db m13361) HM
Excelsior was the cultural center of Bulloch County in the late 1800s before it became part of Candler County. It was founded in 1875 on land donated by Jimerson Kennedy, Remer Franklin, W.W. Olliff, Dr. Jeff Williams, and John G. Jones. These . . . — — Map (db m106910) HM
Named after Polish Count Casimir Pulaski, the Town of Pulaski was established in western Bulloch County in 1900. It was a railroad town and in 1901 was included in the passenger train service from Savannah to Dublin.
H. Lehman Franklin . . . — — Map (db m108616) HM
