Barnett Shoals is a ghost town in Oconee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] Variant names were "Barnetts Fort" and "Rutherford". [2]
History
Barnett Shoals had its start as a mill town, anchored by the Star Thread Mill. [3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Barnett Shoals as a town in 1915. [4] The town was officially dissolved in 1995 [3] along with many other inactive Georgia municipalities.
References
- ^ "Homepage". Historic Barnett Shoals. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnett Shoals, Georgia[ dead link]
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. 1915. p. 497.
Municipalities and communities of
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33°50′33″N 83°18′42″W / 33.84250°N 83.31167°W
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