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The Quitman Historic District is a 417-acre (169 ha) historic district located in Quitman, Georgia.It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]The district contains late 19th and early 20th century brick buildings in the commercial district and mainly wood-frame homes from various periods and styles in the residential area.
June 8, 1995 (111 Main St. Georgetown: This one-story brick courthouse was built in 1939 by the Public Works Administration using federal relief funds.: 2: Quitman County Jail ...
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]
Quitman is a city in and the county seat of Brooks County, Georgia, United States. [4] The population was 4,064 in 2020. The Quitman Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Quitman was the home of James Pierpont, author of the song "Jingle Bells" (1857), and uncle of American financier J.P. Morgan.
Brooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia, on its southern border with Florida.As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,301. [1] The county seat is Quitman. [2]
Dixie had its start in 1861 when the railroad was extended to that point. [5] The community was named from Dixie, a nickname for the southeastern United States. [5] A post office called Dixie has been in operation since 1879. [6]
U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is a 258-mile-long (415 km) U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Georgia, is also signed as State Route 38 for its entire length in Georgia. After entering Georgia from Alabama west-northwest of Jakin, the highway travels through the southern portion of the state, meeting its east end at Interstate 95 (I-95) east of Midway.
The Brooks County Courthouse in Quitman, Georgia is the historic county courthouse of Brooks County, Georgia. The building is an example of Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival architecture. It underwent extensive renovations in 1892. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]