Summerville

Summerville is a Georgia historical marker in Emanuel County, dedicated 1980.

Southwest of Ga Hwy 56 (Covena Road) and Ga Hwy 192 (Summertown Main Street) intersection in Summertown.

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Summertown originated as Summerville in the 1850's as a summer refuge from malaria by well-to-do families of Burke County. They built elaborate summer homes and established historic Summerville Academy, chartered March 4, 1856. A post office was granted in 1876 with C.I. Hughes as postmaster. Present Summertown was incorporated in 1906.

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1842 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1845 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1845 · South Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1849 · New Map of Georgia with its Canals, Roads & Distances (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1856 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1845, covering the location of Summerville, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1845, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Summerville

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