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Valdosta (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 49 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.8167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 083 16 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -83.2667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in S Georgia; original town of Troupville (established in 1825) was moved 4 miles east in 1859 to be on railroad right of way; is important rail and commercial center. |
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| Valdosta (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Georgia governor GM Troup's plantation Valle d'Aosta (means "Vale of Augustus [Caesar]", region in Italy) |
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Valdosta (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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this site was settled in 1859 & incorporated in 1901 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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for feed, textiles & metal goods |
| trade center (C) |
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for timber, tobacco, cattle & for naval stores, especially turpentine |
| military center (C) |
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for Moody Air Force Base |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for cotton, tobacco, watermelons & livestock |
| educational center (C) |
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for Valdosta State College (1906) |
| tourist center (C) |
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for small fishing lakes in area |
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Related geographic places: |
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| moved from .... |
Troupville .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States, Georgia, Lowndes county) [7030358] |
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in 1859 |
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