Thomaston, Georgia

History

Thomaston was incorporated on January 1, 1825,{{cite web|url= http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/thomaston|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120511171639/http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/thomaston|url-status= dead|archive-date= May 11, 2012|title= Thomaston

Geography

Thomaston is located near the center of Upson County at 32.90 N, -84.333333 W (32° 54′ 0″ N, 84° 20′ 0″ W). The city is located in the west central Piedmont region of the state.

U.S. Route 19 is the main north–south route through the city, leading north 16 mi to Zebulon and south 28 mi to Butler. Georgia State Routes 36 and 74 are the main east–west routes through the city. GA-36 leads northeast 17 mi to Barnesville and southwest 18 mi to Woodland. GA-74 leads east 12 mi to Yatesville and northwest 19 mi to Woodbury.

Demographics

1850-1870 1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1990

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,816 people, 3,333 households, and 1,779 families residing in the city.

Health care

Its principal hospital is the Upson Regional Medical Center at 801 West Gordon Street.

Industry

Industry in the city is driven primarily by manufacturing which makes up 36.5%. The second largest industry is educational, health, and social service comprising 21.0%. The third largest industry is retail trade at 11.6% of the total industry in Thomaston. The remaining portions of industry include agriculture, construction, wholesale trade, transportation, information, finance, management, administration, arts and entertainment, food service, recreation, accommodation, and public administration.

Arts and culture

National Register of Historic Places

The Upson County courthouse was built in 1908, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

• Pettigrew-White-Stamps House
• Silvertown Mill District

Annual events

Thomaston hosts an annual Emancipation Proclamation Celebration each May. It is the nation's oldest and longest running emancipation celebration of its kind.

Parks and recreation

• Sprewell Bluff Park, located on the Flint River
• The Greatest Generation Recreational Park

Education

Thomaston-Upson County School District

The Thomaston-Upson County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 279 full-time teachers and over 5,009 students.

• Upson-Lee Elementary School
• Upson-Lee Primary School
• Upson-Lee Middle School
• Upson-Lee High School
• Upson-Lee Pre-K
• Upson-Lee Alternative School

Colleges and universities

Southern Crescent Technical College is located in Thomaston, and is a two-year technical school.{{cite web|url= http://www.dca.state.ga.us/cityscapes/comm.asp?D=1&city=Thomaston&YRID=|title= Thomaston

Notable people==

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• Coy Bowles – musician and member of Zac Brown Band
• Elia Goode Byington (1858–1936) – journalist
• Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (b. 1993) – former University of Georgia basketball player, SEC basketball player of the year (2012-13 season), and first round draft pick in the 2013 NBA draft
• Mike Cavan (b. 1948) – former University of Georgia quarterback, college head coach (Valdosta State, East Tennessee State, and SMU), and current director of football administration for Kirby Smart at the University of Georgia
• Wayne Cochran (1939–2017) – singer
• Scott Franklin (b. 1964) – U.S. representative for Florida's 18th congressional district
• Ivylyn Girardeau (1900–1987) – medical missionary in Pakistan and India
• John B. Gordon (1832–1904) – U.S. senator for Georgia, governor of Georgia, and Confederate States Army major general
• Frank Gordy (1904–1983) – founder of The Varsity fast-food chain
• William Guilford (1844–1909) – Georgia House of Representatives member
• Bill Hartman (1915–2006) – football player and College Football Hall of Fame inductee
• John Holliman (1948–1998) – journalist and correspondent for CNN, noted for his live coverage of the Persian Gulf War
• Marion Montgomery (1925–2011) – poet, novelist, educator, and critic
• Dallas Raines (b. 1954) – meteorologist
• Thelma Thompson Slayden (1907–1977) – novelist
• Hunter Strickland (b. 1988) – baseball player
• Travon Walker (b. 2000) – defensive lineman for the Jacksonville Jaguars. First overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft out of University of Georgia

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