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    Oglethorpe County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,825. The county...
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    Oglethorpe is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 995 at the 2020 census, down from 1,328 in 2010. The city is the county...
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    Fort Oglethorpe is a city predominantly in Catoosa County with some portions in Walker County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the...
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    Carolinas and Spanish Florida. After being granted a charter, Oglethorpe sailed to Georgia in November 1732. He was a major figure in the early history...
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    The city of Lexington is the county seat of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. The population was 239 at the 2000 census. Lexington is home to...
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    Crawford is a city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. The population was 832 at the 2010 census. Crawford was originally called "Lexington Depot"...
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    which borders Oglethorpe and Madison counties. The Broad River continues its flow uninterrupted toward the Savannah River between Elbert County to the north...
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    Mount Oglethorpe is a mountain located in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The southernmost peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the mountain has...
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  • Atlanta, Georgia Mount Oglethorpe, Georgia Oglethorpe County, Georgia Oglethorpe, Georgia Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia Oglethorpe Charter School...
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    Fort Oglethorpe was a United States Army post in the US state of Georgia. It was established in a 1902 regulation, and received its first contingent in...
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    Arnoldsville is a city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 431. Arnoldsville was originally...
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  • Palmetto is an unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The community was named for palmetto trees near the original...
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    The Oglethorpe Plan is an urban planning idea that was most notably used in Savannah, Georgia, one of the Thirteen Colonies, in the 18th century. The...
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    the 1850s, the Central of Georgia Railroad was built through Oglethorpe, changing county dynamics. As a result, the Georgia Assembly called for a referendum...
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    Maxeys is a town in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. The population was 210 at the 2000 census. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Maxeys...
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    village had occupied the site, but Oglethorpe arranged for the Indians to move. The day is still celebrated as Georgia Day. The original charter specified...
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    called Oglethorpe oak) is a species of plant in the beech family. It is endemic to the United States. It is named for Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where...
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    Franklin County, Georgia – north Hart County, Georgia – northeast Elbert County, Georgia – east Oglethorpe County, Georgia – south Clarke County, Georgia – southwest...
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    consisting of four counties - Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe - in northeastern Georgia, anchored by the city of Athens. As of the 2020 census, the...
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  • The Oglethorpe County School District is a public school district in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States, based in Lexington. It serves the communities...
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    Crawford Depot is a historic train station in Crawford, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27...
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    Elbert County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,637. The county seat...
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    the smallest county by area in Georgia. Madison County, Georgia - northeast Oglethorpe County, Georgia - southeast Oconee County, Georgia - southwest Barrow...
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    formed by taking portions of five other counties: Wilkes, Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, and Warren Counties. The county was named for Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro...
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    DeKalb, Gwinnett, Walton, Oconee, Clarke, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, McDuffie, Columbia, and Richmond counties. Various portions of the highway, from the Alabama...
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  • Estates, Florida Palmetto Historic District Palmetto, Georgia Palmetto, Oglethorpe County, Georgia Palmetto, Louisiana Palmetto, Missouri Palmetto, Nevada...
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    Scottish Highlanders recruited by James Oglethorpe to act as settler-soldiers protecting the frontiers of Georgia from the Spanish in Florida, the French...
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    Fort Oglethorpe High School (LFO) is a public high school located in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. It is one of three high schools in Catoosa County, and...
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    unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baldwin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,513 at the 2020 census, down from...
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    William Hutchinson Norris (category People from Oglethorpe County, Georgia)
    Norris was born in Oglethorpe, Georgia, in 1800. His father was a North Carolina born merchant named William Norris (1757 in Johnston County, North Carolina...
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