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The Albany metropolitan area, officially the Albany metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of five counties in the U.S. state of Georgia: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth.
Albany is located on Georgia State Route 300 (Georgia-Florida Parkway), which provides easy access to Cordele, and Interstate 75 to the northeast and south to Camilla, and Thomasville. The Liberty Expressway spans 10 miles (16 km) serves as a bypass on Albany's north and east sides.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
337 Broad Ave., Albany, Georgia: Coordinates: Area: 1 acre (0.40 ha) Built: 1910-12: Built by: Gude and Company: Architect: James Knox Taylor: Architectural style: Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival: NRHP reference No. 79003105 [1] [2] Added to NRHP
Dougherty County is located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,790. [1] The county seat and sole incorporated city is Albany. [2] Dougherty County is included in the Albany, GA metropolitan statistical area.
Map showing the Flint River Basin and other river basins in Georgia Boaters on the Flint River in Dougherty County The bridge of US 82 over the Flint River in Albany, Georgia Flint River at Sprewell Bluff Park. The Flint River is a 344-mile-long (554 km) [1] river in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States in North America.The Golden Isles of Georgia lie off the coast of the state. The main geographical features include mountains such as the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the northwest, the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeast, the Piedmont plateau in the central portion of the state and Coastal Plain in the south.
1905 map showing colonial Georgia 1732–63 and surrounding area. In 1752, Georgia became a royal colony. Planters from South Carolina, wealthier than the original settlers of Georgia, migrated south and soon dominated the colony. They replicated the customs and institutions of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Planters had higher rates of ...