Historic Richland-HCC-Stewart Co
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N 32° 05.474 W 084° 40.061
16S E 720108 N 3552929
At Park on US 280 in Richland
Waymark Code: WMA73E
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2010
Views: 3
First settled in 1827, Richland was named for the home district of several pioneer families from South Carolina. The community became a busy railroad junction when the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery and the Columbus Southern rail lines met here in 1889. Richland was incorporated in 1890. By 1913, the city had 3 banks, 3 hotels, 25 stores, guano factory, cotton seed oil mill, Coca-Coca bottling plant and other enterprises. The older part of the city is a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places as significant in areas of city planning, transportation, architecture and social history.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: none
Date: 1986
Sponsor: Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the City of Richland
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