Poetry, Georgia

Poetry is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A variant name is "Tulip".[1] A post office called Tulip was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1948.[2]

The original name "Tulip" was for the tulip trees near the original town site; the present name of "Poetry" was adopted in 1973 since a share of the population of then artist's colony were poets.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poetry
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 233. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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