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  2. Oxford, Georgia - Wikipedia

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    Oxford was established as a town by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839 as the birthplace of Oxford College of Emory University and incorporated as a city in 1914. [4] [5] The town was named after Oxford University, the alma mater of the founders of Oxford College. [6] The entire town is also designated as a shrine of the United Methodist ...

  3. Oxford Historic District (Oxford, Georgia) - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford Historic District in Oxford, Georgia is a 146-acre (59 ha) historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1975. It includes Renaissance , Greek Revival , and Gothic architecture amidst 23 contributing buildings , one being Orna Villa , which is separately NRHP-listed.

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton ...

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    June 5, 1975 (College and residential district centered around Wesley St. Oxford: 11: Porterdale Historic District: September 17, 2001 (Roughly the city limits of Porterdale north of Elm St.

  5. Oxford County - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 29 December 2019, at 16:36 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  6. List of counties in Georgia - Wikipedia

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    In Stephen King's The Green Mile, John Coffey is wrongfully arrested in the fictional Trapingus County, Georgia. John Birmingham includes a fictional Buttecracke (pronounced Beau-cray) County, Georgia, in his Dave vs. the Monsters series of novels. We Deserve Monuments, by Jas Hammonds, takes place in the fictional Bardell County, Georgia.

  7. Gov. George S. Boutwell House - Wikipedia

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    The Boutwell House is set on the north side of Main Street in the center of Groton. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure with Italianate styling, with a main block and a series of ells added in the late 19th century. Features of the main block's exterior include corner quoining, a water table at the base, and eaves decorated with ...

  8. Newton County, Georgia - Wikipedia

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    Newton County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 112,483. [ 1 ] The county seat is Covington . [ 2 ]

  9. Orna Villa - Wikipedia

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    Orna Villa, also known as the Alexander Means House and the Means/Tanner House, is a historic Greek Revival house located on Emory Street in Oxford, Georgia. Built in 1825, it is the oldest house in Oxford. The house is a work of Richard K. Dearing.