Georgia Welcome Center | |
![]() Georgia Welcome Center (2016) | |
Location | 8463 U.S. 301/Burton's Ferry Highway, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 32°56′16″N 81°31′02″W / 32.93784°N 81.51732°W |
Area | 3.63 acres (1.47 ha) |
Built | 1961 |
Architect | Edwin C. Eckles |
NRHP reference No. | 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, 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.
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Georgia Welcome Center | |
![]() Georgia Welcome Center (2016) | |
Location | 8463 U.S. 301/Burton's Ferry Highway, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 32°56′16″N 81°31′02″W / 32.93784°N 81.51732°W |
Area | 3.63 acres (1.47 ha) |
Built | 1961 |
Architect | Edwin C. Eckles |
NRHP reference No. | 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, 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.
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