Burroughs, Georgia

Burroughs is a populated place established as a town in Chatham County, Georgia by former slaves. In 1906, it was described as a post-village near the Ogeechee River about 12 miles southwest of Savannah. It had a population of 118 in 1900.[1] The town was chartered in 1898 and had its charter revoked in 1921.[2] It is now a neighborhood of Savannah.

St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
New Ogeechee Missionary Baptist Church

Burroughs is home to the historic St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church and New Ogeechee Missionary Baptist Church.[3][4] J. C. Legree was its first mayor. Henry Alexander Saturnin Hartley was a missionary to the area.[5]

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad passed through Burroughs. There was a Burroughs Station.[6] In 1993 a filing was made to remove a train station stop in Burroughs.[7] The area has artesian wells.[8] There is a Burroughs Neighborhood Park.[9]

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References
  1. Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (February 1, 1906). "Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons Arranged in Cyclopedic Form ..." State historical association – via Google Books.
  2. "Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia". Clark & Hines, State Printers. February 1, 1921 – via Google Books.
  3. "Burroughs GA". Vanishing Coastal Georgia Photographs by Brian Brown.
  4. "Chatham County Historic Districts and Properties". www.thempc.org.
  5. Watson, Irving Allison (February 1, 1896). "Physicians and Surgeons of America: (Illustrated). A Collection of Biographical Sketches of the Regular Medical Profession". Republican Press Association – via Google Books.
  6. Court, Georgia Supreme (February 1, 1924). "Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia at the ..." State Library – via Google Books.
  7. Commission, Georgia Public Service (February 1, 1993). "Annual Report of the Georgia Public Service Commission". The Commission – via Google Books.
  8. Stephenson, Lloyd William (February 1, 1915). "Underground waters of the coastal plain of Georgia". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  9. "Parks & Recreation > Parks > Neighborhood Parks > Burroughs". parks.chathamcounty.org.
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