Burroughs, Georgia Explained

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.

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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Notes and References

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

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