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magnolia springs state park is located five miles north of millen on US 25. this beautiful state park offers camping, hiking, canoeing, fishing, and swiming. for those interested in civil war history part of magnolia state park is on the site of fort lawton. fort lawton was the confederacy's largest union prisoner of war camp. it was built in 1864 to relieve the over crowding at andersonville prison. fort lawton covered 40 acres and was designed for 40,000 prisoners. in november 1864 the confederates were warned of union general william t. sherman's march to the sea and transfered fort lawton's prisoners to savannah. sherman's troops found the abandoned camp and general sherman burned the town of millen's junction.
Updated Oct 27, 2010
Address: 1053 magnolia springs drive.
Phone: 478-982-1660
Website: http://www.gastateparks.org/info/magspr/
pictured is one of a number of interesting victorian and late 19 th century homes in downtown millen. for those interested in achitecture and southern culture millen is worth a visit when in east central georgia.
Updated Nov 2, 2009
pictured is the millen baptist church located in downtown millen. this beautiful brick church is one of several architectually interesting churches in millen,
Written Oct 5, 2008
Address: 219 grey street.
Phone: 478-982-5411
Website: http://www.millenbaptist.com/
pictured is the jenkins county confedrate civil war memorial. the memorial is located on the grounds of the jenkins county courthouse. it is a standing soilder motif which is common in the south.
Written Oct 5, 2008
Address: 611 e. winthrope ave.
pictured is the jenkins county courthouse. this beautiful neoclassical revival building was designed by l.f. goodrich and was built in 1910. jenkins county was named after georgia governor charles j. jenkins who was the governor of georgia during the radical reconstruction era after the civil war.
Updated Oct 5, 2008
Address: 611 e, winthrope ave.
Phone: 478-982-6100
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millen is the county seat of jenkins county georgia. this small town is located at the intersection of US25 and GA17 in east central georgia. the town was originally called millen's junction and was...
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