Roosevelt’s Barnesville Speech - GHS-85-1 Barnesville, GA
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N 33° 02.930 W 084° 09.200
16S E 765821 N 3660303
Located at College Drive and Summersfield Drive, Barnesville
Waymark Code: WM16V0K
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2022
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On August 11, 1938, as many as 50,000 people gathered in the stadium of Gordon Military College for an address by President Franklin Roosevelt dedicating the Lamar Electric Cooperative, a project of the New Deal's Rural Electrification Administration (REA). As part of a campaign to promote New Deal policies and the politicians who supported them, FDR also used the occasion to attack Walter George, the incumbent U.S. Senator from Georgia, and endorse George’s rival in the 1938 Democratic primary, Lawrence Camp. FDR’s endorsement drew wide criticism in Georgia and despite Roosevelt’s popularity, Georgia voters returned George to the Senate until 1957.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 85-1
Date: 2009
Sponsor: Georgia historical Society, the City of Barnesville, Gordon College, and Southern Rivers Energy
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