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Cordele: African-American neighborhood, including the Gillespie-Selden Institute: 4: O'Neal School Neighborhood Historic District: October 6, 2004 : Roughly bounded by the Seaboard Coastline Railroad, Owens St. 16th Ave. and 6th St.
The Gillespie-Selden Historic District is a historic district in Cordele, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1] It includes an "African-American residential neighborhood, the Gillespie-Selden Institute, a few commercial buildings, and several African-American churches."
Rainey was born in Crisp County, Georgia. He attended Cordele High School [4] [5] and Georgia Southwestern State University. [3] In 1961, Rainey was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. [4] He resigned in 1989 and was succeeded by Johnny W. Floyd. [6] Rainey died in May 2021, at the age of 93. [4]
Cordele is a city in and the county seat of Crisp County, Georgia. [6] The population was 11,165 at the 2010 census , [ 7 ] and 10,220 in 2020. Cordele calls itself the watermelon capital of the world.
The Cordele Commercial Historic District is a 55 acres (22 ha) historic district in Cordele, Georgia, US which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing included 66 contributing buildings and a contributing structure. [1] The district is roughly bounded by Sixth Ave., Sixth St., Ninth Ave., and Fourteenth St. [1]
Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,128. [1] The county seat is Cordele. [2] The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp.
, Georgia, 31015-4215 United States: Coordinates: 1]: District information; Grades: Pre-school - 12: Superintendent: Cindy Hughes: Accreditation(s): Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission: Students and staff; Enrollment: 4,337 [2]: Faculty: 266 [2]: Other information; Telephone: (229) 276-3400: Fax: (229) 276-3406: Website: www.crispschools.org: The Crisp ...
Other attractions include 8,600-acre (35 km 2) Lake Blackshear, a privately operated conference center and golf club and the SAM Shortline Excursion Train, which runs from Cordele to Plains. In 2013, Georgia Veterans State Park was privatized and its management handed over to Coral Hospitality, a Florida-based hotel and resort management company.