Georgia Welcome Center Explained

Georgia Welcome Center
Location:8463 U.S. 301/Burton's Ferry Highway, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia
Coordinates:32.9378°N -81.5173°W
Built:1961
Architect:Edwin C. Eckles
Added:December 29, 2011
Area:3.63acres
Refnum:11000959[1]

The Georgia Welcome Center was built in 1961 and formally dedicated early in 1962.[2] [3]

This was the first welcome center in Georgia, predating the arrival of the Interstate Highway System along the Georgia Coast.[4] It is reportedly the oldest roadside welcome center in the U.S. that is still used for that purpose. It is on US Highway 301 in Screven County. less than 1 mile from the South Carolina border.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 6, 2011 Weekly list . .
  2. Web site: Georgia Welcome Center.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Georgia Welcome Center / Georgia Visitor Information Center . National Park Service. Denise P. Messick . November 2011 . September 10, 2017. Includes 26 photos from 2011.
  4. Web site: SUMMARY OF PROPOSED NATIONAL REGISTER/GEORGIA REGISTER NOMINATION . 2017-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305004911/http://www.georgiashpo.org/sites/uploads/hpd/pdf/Georgia%20Welcome%20Center%20summary.pdf . 2016-03-05 . usurped .

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