The Georgia Welcome Center was built in 1961 and formally dedicated early in 1962.[2][3]
Georgia Welcome Center | |
 Georgia Welcome Center (2016) | |
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| Location | 8463 U.S. 301/Burton's Ferry Highway, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32°56′16″N 81°31′02″W / 32.93784°N 81.51732°W |
| Area | 3.63 acres (1.47 ha) |
| Built | 1961 |
| Architect | Edwin C. Eckles |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000959[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 2011 |
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.
References
edit- ^ "January 6, 2011 Weekly list". National Park Service.
- ^ "Georgia Welcome Center".
- ^ Denise P. Messick (November 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Georgia Welcome Center / Georgia Visitor Information Center" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 10, 2017. Includes 26 photos from 2011.
- ^ "SUMMARY OF PROPOSED NATIONAL REGISTER/GEORGIA REGISTER NOMINATION" (PDF). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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