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:: Candler County :: 
 
County July 14, 1914 Formed 
County Seat Metter 
Incorporated Metter and Pulaski Cities 
Total Area 247 square miles 
History The county was created from parts of Bulloch, Emanuel, and Tattnall counties. Georgia's 48th county was named for former Governor Allen D. Candler who spent a great deal of his retirement years compiling the state's Colonial, Revolutionary, and Confederate records. 
The Candler County Courthouse, built in 1921, and the South Metter Residential Historic District, comprised of 75 late 19th and early 20th century homes on landscaped boulevards, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 
 
Points of Local attractions include the Charles C. Harrold Nature Preserve, home of Interest the rare gopher tortoise and the Elliotta racemosa plant; and the George 
L. Smith State Park. 
 
Notable Metter is home to Michael Guido and the Guido Evangelical Association, Citizens familiar to radio and television audiences worldwide for its "Seeds from 
the Sower" programs. The Guidos' prayer chapel and garden are open to the public. 
Chamber of http://www.metter-candler.com/ Commerce 
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13043 
 
Metter Fountain 
Candler County Courthouse, Metter 
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