- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Pelham
- Creator:
- Loyd, Greg
- Date of Original:
- 2007-06-08
- Subject:
- Cities and towns--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Mitchell County, Pelham, 31.12802, -84.15304
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Pelham, Georgia. Pelham is a small southwest Georgia town with a rich history. Located in Mitchell County, just east of the Flint River, on the crossroads of U.S. Highway 19 and State Route 93, Pelham is approximately ten miles south of Camilla and thirty-seven miles south of Albany. The town was incorporated in 1881 and named in honor of Major John Pelham, who was killed during the Civil War (1861-65) at the Battle of Kelly's Ford in Virginia in 1863. According to the 2000 U.S. census, the population was 4,126.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/pelham/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," 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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