- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Cordele
- Creator:
- Womack, Carlise E.
- Date of Original:
- 2005-04-22
- Subject:
- Cities and towns--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Crisp County, Cordele, 31.96351, -83.78239
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the town of Cordele, Georgia. Cordele is located in the heart of Georgia, 60 miles south of Macon and 100 miles north of the Florida state line. Founded in 1888, Cordele is the seat of Crisp County. (Cordele was originally part of Dooly County, until Crisp County was created from the southern part of Dooly in 1905.) Touted as the "Watermelon Capital of the World," the city was the product of intersecting railroads in an era dominated by westward expansion and rail commerce and travel. Cordele was named after Cordelia, the eldest daughter of Colonel Samuel Hawkins (1835-1905), president of the Savannah, Americus, and Montgomery Railroad.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/cordele/
- Language:
- eng
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- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
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