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The Altamaha River / ˈ ɑː l t ə m ə h ɑː / is a major river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It flows generally eastward for 137 miles (220 km) from its origin at the confluence of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River towards the Atlantic Ocean , where it empties into the ocean near Brunswick, Georgia .
Alabaha River; Alan Creek; Alapaha River; Alapahoochee River; Alcovy River; Alley Creek; Allez River; Alligator Creek; Altamaha River; Apalachee River; Aucilla River
At that same time, the Savannah Albany, and Gulf Railroad had finished grading the section of their line between the Altamaha River and the Little Satilla River. [8] That section is between modern Doctortown and Screven in Wayne County, Georgia. Portions of the Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company were being openly critical of the route of ...
The Battle of Altamaha Bridge, also known as the Battle for the Doctortown Railroad Trestle, was an American Civil War engagement fought December 19, 1864, in Wayne County, Georgia, during Sherman's March to the Sea.
The northern and eastern two-thirds of Wayne County, from north of Odum to south and east of Screven, is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the basin by the same name. The entire western edge of the county is located in the Little Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys River-Satilla River basin.
Immediately afterward, the five highways travel to the north and leave the city limits. The concurrency travels through rural parts of the county, before traveling through Doctortown, curving to the northeast, and crossing over the Altamaha River into Long County on the Dr. J. Alvin Leaphart Sr. Memorial Bridge. [3]
The first white settlement at Doctortown was made in 1827, at the site where a Native American village once stood. [2] A post office was established at Doctortown in 1857, and remained in operation until 1967. [3] The community was named for the fact a medicine man once had lived near the original town site. [4]
The river's source is formed at an elevation of around 530 feet above sea level. [1] The Ocmulgee River flows from the dam southeast past Macon, which was founded on the Fall Line. It joins the Oconee from the northwest (241 miles downstream from Jackson Lake) to form the Altamaha near Lumber City. [1]