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Vidalia (/ v aɪ ˈ d eɪ l i ə / vye-DAYL-yə, locally /-ˈ d eɪ j ə /- DAY-yə) is a city located primarily in Toombs County, Georgia, United States. The city also extends very slightly into Montgomery County. [6] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 10,785. [3]
The Sidney A. Murray Jr. Hydroelectric Station, also known as Louisiana Hydroelectric (LA Hydro), opened in response to a need for a non-polluting, less-costly power source for Vidalia, Louisiana. A site approximately 40 miles south of the town was selected for the new facility. The 192 MW plant started full-scale operations in 1990. [1]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 371 square miles (960 km 2), of which 364 square miles (940 km 2) is land and 7.0 square miles (18 km 2) (1.9%) is water. [ 4 ] The southern half of Toombs County, from south of Vidalia southeast to State Route 147 , is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the larger ...
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The Vidalia Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Georgia (Montgomery and Toombs), anchored by the city of Vidalia, the largest city in Toombs County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 245 square miles (630 km 2), of which 240 square miles (620 km 2) is land and 5.2 square miles (13 km 2) (2.1%) is water. [ 12 ] The southeastern quarter of Montgomery County is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the larger river basin by the same name.
The Decatur Waterworks was a facility that obtained drinking water for the city of Decatur, Georgia, from the local Peachtree Creek and Burnt Fork Creek. Completed in 1907 and abandoned since the 1940s, the Waterworks have fallen into disrepair and are covered with graffiti. The Decatur Waterworks are in Mason Mill Park, near the city of ...
Point Mallard Park's J. Gilmer Blackburn Aquatic Center was developed after Gilmer Blackburn, mayor of Decatur from 1962 to 1968, saw enclosed "wave-making" swimming pools in Germany and thought one could be developed as a tourist attraction in the United States for his city. J. Austin Smith, an Ohio pool manufacturer, worked with the City of Decatur to design the pool.