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Waycross is the county seat of and only incorporated city in Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 13,942 in the 2020 census . Waycross gets its name from the city's location at key railroad junctions; lines from six directions meet at the city.
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Ware County, Georgia's 60th county, was created on December 15, 1824, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly from land that was originally part of Appling County. The county is named for Nicholas Ware, the mayor of Augusta, Georgia from (1819–1821) and United States Senator who represented Georgia from 1821 until his death in 1824.
Faced with the threat of a funding cut if they refused to fly the 2001 State flag, the city adopted a modified 1956 flag complete with the Confederate Battle Flag as their city flag in 2002. When the new mayor removed the city flag in 2004, objections were raised by the Sons of Confederate Veterans and a 2005 referendum confirmed the flag 278–64.
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Off Swamp Rd. approximately 7 mi. S of Waycross 31°05′25″N 82°20′45″W / 31.09036°N 82.34581°W / 31.09036; -82.34581 ( Obediah Barber Homestead Waycross