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re: Athens - The Classic City in Photos
Posted on 7/26/15 at 10:46 am to tylerdurden24
Posted on 7/26/15 at 10:46 am to tylerdurden24
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Georgia being a forward thinking state
I agree, having been born in Waycross.
I assume now that Athens being fairly close to Augusta, which basically became the state capital during the Civil war, is how that site was selected.
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Posted on 7/26/15 at 10:50 am to Jamie Lannister
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I assume now that Athens being fairly close to Augusta, which basically became the state capital during the Civil war, is how that site was selected.
I think it actually had more to do with it being freshly seized Indian land on an unpolluted river basin. Plenty of lumber, fortified on a hill, and ready access to clean water. It was 100 miles north of the then-capital of Louisville (which is roughly equidistant to Augusta). There was just plenty of room and resources up there for a new town/University to grow and expand.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 2:14 pm to Jamie Lannister
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I assume now that Athens being fairly close to Augusta, which basically became the state capital during the Civil war, is how that site was selected.
1796 was the last year Augusta was Georgia's state capital. Milledgeville was the state capital during the war. It is important too know our history before speaking of it.
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