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Thomson (originally called Slashes) is a city and the county seat of McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. [4] The population was 6,814 at the 2020 census. Thomson's nickname is "The Camellia City of the South", in honor of the thousands of camellia plants throughout the city. Thomson was founded in 1837 as a depot on the Georgia Railroad.
McDuffie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,632. [1] The county seat is Thomson. [2] The county was created on October 18, 1870 [3] and named after the South Carolina governor and senator George McDuffie.
Thomaston is a city in and the county seat of Upson County, [5] Georgia, United States. [6] The population was 9,816 at the 2020 census. [7] It is the principal city of and is included in the Thomaston, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta - Sandy Springs (GA) - Gainesville (GA) - Alabama (partial) CSA.
Old Rock House is a historic garrison house in Thomson, Georgia. The fortified stone house was built about 1785 by Thomas Ansley. [2] The house was purportedly the home to ancestors of former president Jimmy Carter. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Hickory Hill is located on a wooded 70-acre (28 ha) parcel of land, bounded on the north by Magnolia Drive, the east by North Lee Street, the south by Hickory Hill Drive, and the west by the Thomson city line. The centerpiece of the estate is a handsome two story wood-frame house, with a side gable roof and weatherboard siding.
The mayor of a small Georgia town has been indicted on charges that he illegally left a bottle of gin in a ditch for a state prison work crew. Thomson Mayor Benjamin “Benji” Cary Cranford was ...
State Route 150 in Thomson, May 2017. SR 150 begins at an intersection with SR 17 (Main Street) in Thomson. It heads northeast to an intersection with US 78/SR 10/SR 17 Byp. (Thomson Bypass), just before leaving the city. Northeast of Thomson is an interchange with Interstate 20 (I-20; Carl Sanders Highway).
Sweetwater Inn is a property in McDuffie County, Georgia, near Thomson, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located off Georgia Highway 17 on Old Milledgeville Road. The structure on the property functioned as a residence and an inn. [1] It was built in 1826. [3]