Folkston, GA - City and Town Halls on Waymarking.com

According Wikipedia: "Folkston, the county seat of Charlton County, was founded on August 19, 1911. The city was name in honor of Hon. William Brandon Folks, M.D., A prominent physician and surgeon in his day. The years of 1925-1927, many new and commodious residents were built and several modern brick businesses houses were erected, including the citizen Bank Block, the new Masonic Temple Building, a new grammar school building and a new courthouse. Shortly after its creation a village Folkston was incorporated as a town government and Functioned as a town until the year 1911 when the area was incorporated as the city of Folkston. For a number of years, the city of Folkston was the self-proclaimed "Marriage Capital of the world". The city embraced this nickname because Floridians who could not endure their state's waiting period before tying the knot would cross the state line to wed."

Name: Folkston City Hall Address: 103 N. 1st Street Folkston, GA USA 31537 Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link] Date of Construction: Not listed Architect: Not listed Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed

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