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Swainsboro Area
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Swainsboro, Georgia:
"Where Main Streets Meet". Located in Emanuel County, Swainsboro
is 70 miles southwest of Augusta, 83 miles northwest of
Savannah, and 84 miles southeast of Macon. Interstate
16, located 11 miles south of Swainsboro is the major
link between Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah.
City population: 7950.
History:
Swainsboro, the county
seat of Emanuel County, was incorporated on February 18,
1854. Swainsboro was named for Colonel Stephen
Swain, a member of the state legislature. It's name was
changed to Paris for a brief period, and then back to
Swainsboro.
In the 1930’s many of the
town’s streets and sidewalks were paved, and Swainsboro
found itself at the intersection of two major national
highways, US 1 and US 80. US 1 was the principal highway
from Maine to Key West. US 80, at that time, ran from Tybee
to San Diego. The Coleman Hotel and the Tick Tock Café were
both popular with north/south travelers.
Timber was, and still is, the region’s principal product.
In Swainsboro’s early history, logs were hauled by mules and
wagons to the Ohoopee River, thence to be rafted all the way
to Darien on the coast. Railroads later took over the job,
and then, trucks shared the work. Swainsboro had its
sawmills and turpentine stills, and has been host to the
annual
Pine Tree Festival since 1946.
Weather:
The average daily
temperature in January is 48 degrees F.,in July, 81
degrees F. This is an almost perfect climate, with 46 inches
average rainfall and only negligible snowfall.
Colleges & Universities:
Swainsboro is home to
Swainsboro Technical College as well as
East Georgia
College.
Statesboro, home of
Georgia Southern
University is 38 miles east of Swainsboro.
Dining, Recreation
& Sport:
The majestic
Coleman House Inn Bed & Breakfast offers a full
lunch menu or a buffet of Southern favorites.
Emanuel
County is home to
George L. Smith State Park. With natural
beauty, lakeside camping and cozy cottages, this
secluded park is the perfect south Georgia retreat.
Hunting (deer, quail,
dove, boar, turkey) is a popular local sport. A
perfect example of this is Swainsboro's
Flat Creek Lodge. Amid a pristine and private
woodland preserve, members and their guests savor the
refined comfort of unique lodging, distinctive dining, a
luxurious spa, and memorable evenings.
 The
Worlds leading Supplier of Premium Outdoor Gear,
Bass Pro
Shops has locations in Savannah and in Macon for all of
your hunting, fishing, camping and outdoorsman needs.
CPR
Fitness and Tanning is a new high-tech fitness center in
Swainsboro.
The shopping and
dining pleasures of historic
Savannah, Georgia are just over an hour away.
The beaches of
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina are just 2 hours
from Swainsboro. Orlando, Florida and all the fun
of
Disney World are right at 5 hours due south.
Atlanta is 2.5 hours from Swainsboro.
Swainsboro has a
modern full-service
airport that recently underwent a $10 million dollar
upgrade and renovation.
Swainsboro
was chosen as the first BellSouth "Connected Community".
Click here to
read the article from InformationWeek.
For more area information we invite
you to visit the Swainsboro / Emanuel County
Chamber of Commerce website and the
City Data website.
Patriot Park in Downtown
Swainsboro
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