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An 1883 map of Georgia with Sheltonville located in southeastern Forsyth County. Variant names are "Shakerag" and "Sheltonville". [1] A post office called Sheltonville was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1907. [2] The name "Shake Rag" refers to a cloth held out as a signal for example to stop a train. [3]
Shake Rag, Mississippi; Shakerag, Georgia, also known as Sheltonville, a community in Johns Creek, Georgia; Shakerag or Shake Rag, a neighborhood in Bowling Green, Kentucky that is now home to the Shake Rag Historic District; Shakerag, a racetrack and early name for the surrounding area of what is now part of Melrose, Florida
This is a list of properties and districts in Newton County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:
By 1820, the community of Sheltonville (or Shakerag), was a ferry crossing site, with the McGinnis Ferry and Rogers Ferry carrying people and livestock across the river for a small fee. Further south, the Nesbit Ferry did the same near another crossroads community known as Newtown.
According to local lore, the town was originally known as "Shakerag," from the rag would-be passengers would wave to stop trains passing through. In the 1920s, the town had a bank and a hotel, as well a high school, and was frequented especially in summer by inhabitants of Chattanooga seeking cooler temperatures. The high school burned down in ...
The price tag of a large shake varies from $2.89 to $6.69, with a large Baskin-Robbins shake ringing up as the most expensive on this list. So who came out on top as the cheapest? Click through ...
Atlanta and Frasier Sts. between GA 120 Loop and Dixie Ave. 33°56′43″N 84°32′47″W / 33.945278°N 84.546389°W / 33.945278; -84.546389 ( Atlanta-Frasier Street Historic Marietta
The Byron Historic District, in Byron, Georgia, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The listing included 57 contributing buildings and a contributing structure on 67 acres (27 ha).