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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia said in a release that 35-year-old La'Qyale Fortson was a previously convicted felon who had a...
Georgia coach Kirby Smart, mid-Gator domination. (Jason Getz/AJC)As a general rule, I encourage agnosticism when it comes to early rankings from the College...
The Lee County Leadership Committee is inviting area non-profit organizations to submit proposals for projects that will affect positive change in Lee County.
App State fell 19-3 to Georgia Southern in a Sun Belt East Division clash, with the Eagles controlling possession and scoring through efficient long drives a...
Georgia coach Kirby Smart, mid-Gator domination. (Jason Getz/AJC)As a general rule, I encourage agnosticism when it comes to early rankings from the College...
The Lee County Leadership Committee is inviting area non-profit organizations to submit proposals for projects that will affect positive change in Lee County.
App State fell 19-3 to Georgia Southern in a Sun Belt East Division clash, with the Eagles controlling possession and scoring through efficient long drives a...
Cataula, in Harris County, lies on Cataula Creek, which flows into Mulberry Creek. The name comes from the Muscogee Creek language, though sources differ on its meaning: Wikipedia gives "withered mulberry," while a Georgia Historical Commission marker gives "Big Rock."
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The area's churches go back to the years after Creek removal. Clowers Methodist Church was organized as Providence in 1829 and built of logs by Thomas Clowers and others, with James Dorrough Jr. as pastor; it was later renamed and moved to Cataula. Rehobeth Baptist Church, organized in 1839 on land given by the Granberry family, with the Reverend George Granberry as first pastor, moved to Cataula in 1900. Harmony Primitive Baptist Church was organized in 1841 on land given by Thomas McElroy.
At nearby Kingsboro, three miles south, Georgia's first narrow-gauge railroad, the North and South Railroad, chartered in 1870 to run from Columbus to Rome, ended in 1873.
Sources
Wikipedia: Cataula, Georgia
The Historical Marker Database: Kingsboro & Cataula (Georgia Historical Commission)
Coordinates
32.6242460, -84.9206910
Local Time
11:14 AM America/New_York
County
Harris County
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