Or was it the simply a sarcastic response to the office of the Postmaster General when the list of names for a new town were already taken? Whether you believe one or more of these legends, believe that this Emanuel County town with a most unusual name was once one of the most bustling railroad towns in East Central Georgia. This is the story of the early years of Stillmore, Georgia.
In the mid s timber and turpentine man George Brinson and his cousin B. Brinson constructed a turpentine mill in the middle of nowhere in a piney forest covering rich and fertile sand. The Brinson kinsmen expanded their operation to include a large saw mill. In order to more economically get his sawed timber to markets in Swainsboro and Savannah, George Brinson knew that he needed a railroad.
Without the aid of profit seeking and demanding Northern capitalists, Brinson began construction of a railroad known as the Brunswick, Athens and Northwestern Railroad. With such a large population concentrated in a small place someone thought why not incorporate the new town and allow the residents to govern themselves. On November 13, , the town of Stillmore was officially created by the Georgia legislature.
Stillmore remained virtually stagnant until when the town was laid out into lots. By , Stillmore was home to a college, four churches, two lodges, a newspaper, a public library and a large number of mercantile establishments. These three railroads, all intersecting in the town of Stillmore, provided the spark which catapulted Stillmore into a position as the leading city in Emanuel County. The college was under the leadership of Professor Y.
Bargeron, who also worked as a city official, editor of the town newspaper The Budget, and finally as a lawyer. Bargeron taught courses too. Bargeron took over the duties of drill master when the military program was added to the curriculum.
Florence Moore, a sweet lady and a graduate of an outstanding music conservatory, taught music to both boys and girls. With the wave of patriotism which swept across America during the conflicts with the Spanish, the ranks of the military students swelled to more than seventy young men.
George Brinson donated the funds to provide nearly three dozen Springfield rifles to the school. School officials and other townsfolk saw to it that every student soon had a real rifle to train with. India , London , Japan. United States Canada. About us Widgets for websites and blogs Analog clock widget Digital clock widget Text clock widget. Interactive Map of Stillmore area As you browse around the map, you can select different parts of the map by pulling across it interactively as well as zoom in and out it to find: Where is Stillmore, Georgia located on the world map Where is Stillmore located on the Georgia map Where is Stillmore located on the Emanuel county map You can also expand it to fill the entire screen rather than just working with the map on one part of the screen.
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