Georgia Welcome Center

Georgia Welcome Center
Location 8463 U.S. 301/Burton's Ferry Highway, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia
Coordinates 32°56′16″N 81°31′02″W / 32.93784°N 81.51732°W / 32.93784; -81.51732Coordinates: 32°56′16″N 81°31′02″W / 32.93784°N 81.51732°W / 32.93784; -81.51732
Area 3.63 acres (1.47 ha)
Built 1961
Architect Edwin C. Eckles
NRHP reference # 11000959[1]
Added to NRHP December 29, 2011

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

This was the first welcome center in Georgia.[4] It is reportedly the oldest roadside welcome center in the U.S. that is still in use.

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
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