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Thomson (originally called Slashes) is a city and the county seat of McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. [4] The population was 6,814 at the 2020 census. Thomson's nickname is "The Camellia City of the South", in honor of the thousands of camellia plants throughout the city. Thomson was founded in 1837 as a depot on the Georgia Railroad.
Old Rock House is a historic garrison house in Thomson, Georgia. The fortified stone house was built about 1785 by Thomas Ansley. [2] The house was purportedly the home to ancestors of former president Jimmy Carter. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
It is the oldest well-documented house in Georgia. [4] 11: Pine Top Farm: June 5, 1996 : Jct. of US 78 and US 278, 2 mi. E of Thomson: Thomson: 12: Sweetwater Inn: May 2, 1985 : Off GA 17 on Old Milledgeville Rd.
A National Historic Landmark, it was a home of Georgia Populist Party co-founder Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922). [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The main house was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1976 (#76002144) and the whole site was added to the NRHP in 1979 (#79003110).
McDuffie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,632. [1] The county seat is Thomson. [2] The county was created on October 18, 1870 [3] and named after the South Carolina governor and senator George McDuffie.
The James L. Hardaway House is a historic home in Thomson, Georgia. It was built in the Greek Revival style by George Washington Hardaway in 1842. [2] who sold it to his youngest son James Lafayette Hardaway for $10 upon his twenty-first birthday. It was built to face the tracks of the Georgia Railroad.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
The Brickyard, Thomson High School's football stadium. Thomson High School is a public high school located in Thomson, Georgia, United States. It is the only high school in the McDuffie County School District.