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The area is southwest of the downtown of Cordele, and is roughly bounded on the north by the CSX Railroad tracks and 13th Avenue, on the east by 11th St., on the south by 16th Ave. (U.S. Route 280), and on the west by 15th St. [2] In 2022, work began on a housing development in the historic district with the hope of revitalizing the ...
Image Date listed [3] Location City or town Description 1: Cannon Site: September 5, 1975 : Address Restricted: Cordele: Prehistoric graves, on private land 2: Cordele Commercial Historic District: Cordele Commercial Historic District: July 6, 1989 : Roughly bounded by Sixth Ave., Sixth St., Ninth Ave., and Fourteenth St.
Cordele was founded in 1888 by J.E.D. Shipp of Americus. The town was located at the junction of two major railroads – the Savannah, Americus & Montgomery line, and the Georgia Southern & Florida. As the railroads brought more people and business to the newly settled territory, Cordele experienced phenomenal growth.
Athens District- a former Central of Georgia rail line. [4] Oconee District- a former Central of Georgia rail line. [4] Americus District- a former Central of Georgia rail line. [5] Andalusia District- a former Central of Georgia rail line. [5] Birmingham District- a former Central of Georgia rail line. [5]
The Georgia Southwestern and Gulf Railroad was incorporated in 1906 and began operations in 1910 [1] on about 35 miles (56 km) of track leased from the Albany and Northern Railway between Cordele and Albany, Georgia, USA. The GS&G was purchased by the Georgia Northern Railway in 1939, and in 1942 operations were returned to the Albany and ...
Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,128. [1] The county seat is Cordele. [2] The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp.
The highway connects the southern part of Marion County with Port Wentworth, via Americus, Cordele, Abbeville, McRae, Vidalia, Reidsville, Claxton, and Pembroke. The highway is concurrent with U.S. Route 280 (US 280) for about four-fifths of its length, from Americus to Blitchton, which is the easternmost 183.9 miles (296.0 km) of US 280's length.
The Albany and Northern Railway (A&N) began life in about 1895 on a 35 miles (56 km) stretch of railway from Cordele to Albany, Georgia. The line had originally been built around 1890 by the Albany, Florida and Northern Railway (AF&N). The AF&N was leased then to the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway (SA&M) in 1892. In 1895, the SA&M ...