- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Eatonton
- Creator:
- Cooksey, Elizabeth B.
- Date of Original:
- 2004-03-29
- Subject:
- Eatonton (Ga.)
Cities and towns--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Putnam County, 33.32177, -83.37284
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Eatonton, Georgia. Most famous for its connection with the authors Joel Chandler Harris and Alice Walker, Eatonton has also given rise to at least seven congressmen and to the University of Georgia's longest-tenured president, Alonzo Church. Eatonton is located approximately twenty miles south of Interstate 20 and about forty miles north of Interstate 16 on U.S. Highway 441, about seventy-five miles southeast of Atlanta. Eatonton is the seat of Putnam County. According to the 2000 U.S. census, the population is 6,764. Traditionally a farming community, the area is now attracting industrial employers and growing fast.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/eatonton/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Eatonton," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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