Georgia Welcome Center

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

Georgia Welcome Center
Georgia Welcome Center (2016)
Location8463 U.S. 301/Burton's Ferry Highway, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia
Coordinates32.93784°N 81.51732°W / 32.93784; -81.51732
Area3.63 acres (1.47 ha)
Built1961
ArchitectEdwin C. Eckles
NRHP reference No.11000959[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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
  1. "January 6, 2011 Weekly list". National Park Service.
  2. "Georgia Welcome Center".
  3. 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.
  4. "SUMMARY OF PROPOSED NATIONAL REGISTER/GEORGIA REGISTER NOMINATION" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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