Barnett Shoals, Georgia

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
  1. "Homepage". Historic Barnett Shoals. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnett Shoals, Georgia
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  4. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. 1915. p. 497.

33°50′33″N 83°18′42″W


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