- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Climax historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Decatur County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Climax - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Climax, 30.87602, -84.4313
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located at Courthouse/Old Depot at the park on New St. in Climax
Text of marker: "CLIMAX, GEORGIA. Climax is the highest point on the railroad between Savannah, Ga., and the Chattahoochee River. The town was laid out and named in 1883 after a branch rail line was built to Chattahoochee, Fla. Later, a second branch rail line was built to Amsterdam, Ga. The town served as a rail junction and an agricultural community for many years, but was not incorporated until Aug. 11, 1905. It flourished, with businesses, churches, a school, hotels, and services needed to sustain the community. With the coming of paved highways and the cutback of rail services, the town's economic strenght [sic] declined. ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION THE CITY OF CLIMAX AND THE DECATUR COUNTY COMMISSION 1986" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_climax
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_climax
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
