- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia county snapshots: Peach County [2006]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C495 .S1 S6 P4 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bp4-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bp4-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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Community Profile
:: Peach County ::
County July 18, 1924 Formed
County Seat Fort Valley
Incorporated Byron and Fort Valley Cities
Total Area 151.1 square miles
History Peach County was the last county formed in Georgia. Created from Houston and Macon counties, it is named after the area's most famous crop.
Byron was named for the English writer and poet, Lord Byron. It was the site of the South's largest "pop festival" held on the Fourth of July weekend in 1970.
Points of Fort Valley is home to Fort Valley State University Interest
Some interesting historical sites include the McArthur-Saxon House (1850), the Thweat-Brown Home (1863), and the Everett-CulpepperGrady Home (1834).
Higher Fort Valley State University, a member of the University System of Education Georgia, is a historically black college and a land-grant institution.
Annual There are several special events in Peach County including the Camellia Events Festival, the Georgia Peach Festival, the Festival of Trees, and the Jail
House Alley Art Show.
County www.peachcounty.net/
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13225
Byron Depot
Troutman House, Fort Valley
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