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1903 Metter, Georgia was incorporated and was then located in western Bulloch County..The legend indicates a railroad official met his wife in this community before it had a name. [1]

Why was Candler County created by constitutional amendment instead of an act of the General Assembly? Earlier the state was creating new counties, until 1904 when Georgia voters had approved a constitutional amendment limiting the number of counties in the state to 145. [2]
1904 Georgia voters had approved a constitutional amendment limiting the number of counties in the state to 145. [2]
1906 Georgia General assembly got around the problem between the citizens requests and that 1904 amendment limit.. They created the next county with a constitutional amendment (which were not subject to limitation.. Citizens pressured for new counties. Georgia was caught in the squeeze between the Constitutional amendment and its citizens request. [2]


1906 Dr. Wallace Kennedy was heading the citizens' group wanting Metter to be more of a well known community. He combined his efforts with the wife of Gov. Allen D. Candler and other citizens. Their efforts resulted in reality in 1914, when Candler County became #150 county for Georgia.[1]
Currently from its beginning, Metter is located on I-16 which os a gateway to Savannah, Georgia, and on to Jacksonville, Florida , even Hilton Head, South Carolina. [1]
1910 the old Metter High School was built. It was later bought by the Candler County Historical Society to be used for a museum.[3]
Home in Metter, Georgia
Nov 1914- With a constitutional amendment, the Georgia legislature created Candler County, Georgia as the 150th county, from Bulloch, Emanual and Tattnall counties. Candler County was named in honor of Allen D Candler, Georgia governor (1898-1902). This governor had died 5 years earlier. This county is one of the 25 counties of Georgia that can boast having the same boundaries as those when the county was created. [3]
July 17, 1914 - Waymarking Marker Text: Candler County was created by an Act of the Georgia Legislature July 17, 1914, out of portions of Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall Counties. Its name is in honor of Gov. Allen D. Candler (1834-1910) who was the first pile of State records and noted for his preservation of Colonial and Confederate records. The county's officers of Candler County were Ordinary George R. Trapnell, Sheriff Charles M. Harpen, Superior Court Clerk Joshua Everett, Tax Receiver O.L. Patterson, Tax Collector G.B. Hendricks, Surveyor J.D. McLean, Coroner T.D. Joiner and Treasurer Morgan Holloway.[4]
July 14, 1914, the General Assembly proposed a constitutional amendment to create Candler County from portions of Bulloch, Emanuel, and Tattnall counties (Ga. Laws 1914, p. 29). In that year’s general election, Georgia voters ratified the proposed amendment on Nov. 3, 1914, which marks the official date of the Candler County’s creation.[2]
1914 Candler County's boundaries were delineated with the 1914 Constitutional Amendment due to some past history beginning in 1904.. Why? Beginning 1904 Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment to limit the amount of counties for Georgia to 145. Pressure by citizens were exerted who wanted new counties.. Georgia had reached that limit of 145. Now they were in a squeeze between the amendment and the citizens requests. [2]
Candler county Jail
1916 -- The Candler County Jail was built. The two story building originally served as both a jail and housing for the sheriff. This building now houses emergency management agency. [3]
1921- The county seat of Candler is Metter, Georgia where the current courthouse was built.. By 1980 this courthouse was still serving the county and was included on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
1921 - The Candler County Courthouse, located in Metter, was built. It has a neoclassical revival design by J. J. Baldwin. In 1980, the courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Place.[3]
Allen D. Candler, who was Georgia governor (1898-1902) was an actual resident of Banks County. [3]Allen D Candler contributed with his research and preservation of many of Georgia's i Colonial, Revolutionary and Confederate records.[5]
Candler County Historical Society is now located in the 1921 Metter High School Building. The Society renovated the High School building to present to residents exhibits on agriculture, architecture, and culture of the Candler County citizens. To tour this Historical Society, contact the Candler County Historical Society since tours are appointment only. Call 912-685-2450 for appointment. [6]
Heron Fountain, Downtown Park, Metter, GA
Metter Advertiser has been claimed to be said to be the only newspaper which a municipality (town) owned and published in the United States.[3]
Pulaski, Georgia is the only other incorporated town, which is 6 1/2 miles from Metter, Georgia. The railway, Central of Georgia Railway built a route going through the area.Settlers found Pulaski to be an attractive place to build a community.[3][7]


1924 Georgia had 161 Counties (16 were created via constitutional amendment).[2]
1932 Milton and Campbell counties merged with Fulton leaving 159 Counties.[2]
Pre-1941-1945 World War II (1941-45), Candler County's economy was agricultural, with timber, cotton, tobacco, and poultry products as the most frequent crops and industry. mainstays. Currently Candler county focuses more on the service industry. [3]
1945 -Georgia ratified a new constitution which set the absolute maximum counties to (159). It also specified no new county could be created except by existing counties consolidation into a new county.[2]
Observation - Candler is now one of 25 counties with the same boundaries as those when it was formed.[2]
1999 map of Candler county
1988 -Metter's Residential Historic District, a 67 acre neighborhood was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Metter’s grew with a planned and orderly process. Its avenues have late 1800's and 1900's buildings and homes. Its layout is a grid-shaped layout. The old Metter High School was built in 1910; the Candler County Historical Society now operates the school as a museum and community center.
1990 Metter, Georgia's old railroad depot that dates more than a century in age was restored.-old downtown Metter railroad depot in was restored. Community activities may be held here.[1]
2002 Two Candler county buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places: The Candler County Jail and the 1921 old Metter High School. [3]


Government Offices

1921- The county seat of Candler is Metter, Georgia where the current courthouse was built.. By 1980 this courthouse was still serving the county and was included on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
1st and Current Courthouse
1921 - The Candler County Courthouse, located in Metter, was built. It has a neoclassical revival design by J. J. Baldwin. In 1980, the courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Place.[3]

Geography

Size total area of 249 square miles (640 km2), of which 243 square miles (630 km2) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km2) (2.3%) is water.
Sub-basin majority of Candler County is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin.
Sub-basin- Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin -western edge of the county, west of State Route 57
Location - Southeastern county

Adjacent counties

  • Bulloch County (east)
adj. counties to Candler county.
  • Evans County (southeast)
  • Tattnall County (south)
  • Emanuel County (northwest

Protected areas

  • Elliotta racemosa plant; is becoming extinct
  • George L. Smith State Park.

Demographics

In 2000, there were 9,577 people in the county with a population density of 39 people/sq. mi. The racial makeup of the county was 65.45% White, 27.08% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.16% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 9.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2010 there were 10,998 people in the county with a population density of 45.3 people/sq. mi.. In terms of ancestry, 10.6% were Irish, 9.4% were English, 8.2% were German, and 4.6% were American. The median income for a household in the county was $35,828 and the median income for a family was $39,105. Males had a median income of $31,348 versus $23,044 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,068. About 18.5% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.[8]

Highways

  • I-16.svg Interstate 16
  • Georgia State Route 23
  • Georgia State Route 46
  • Georgia State Route 57
  • Georgia State Route 121
  • Georgia State Route 129
  • Georgia State Route 404

Schools

  • The Candler County School District holds pre-kindergarten to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school The district has 117 full-time teachers and over 1,930 students.
  • Metter Elementary School
  • Metter Intermediate School
  • Metter Middle School
  • Metter High School
  • According to the 2010 U.S. census, the county population is 10,998, an increase from the 2000 population of 9,577.

Cities

Towns/Census Des Places/Uninco Communities


  • Metter (County Seat) and largest town

County Resources

Events:

  • Another Bloomin' Festival each Easter weekend. Notable residents include the evangelist
  • George L. Smith State Park.
Notables
  • Michael Guido, evangelist, - radio program is broadcast to audiences on all 7 continents and whose newspaper column is published worldwide. His chapel and garden in Metter are open to the public.

Census

Cemeteries


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://selectcandler.com/better-investment-community-history.php
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/histcountymaps/candlerhistmaps.htm
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/candler-county
  4. ↑ http://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/candler-county/
  5. ↑ https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/candler-county
  6. ↑ http://www.exploregeorgia.org/listing/9559-candler-county-historical-society-museum
  7. ↑ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/central-georgia-railway
  8. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candler_County,_Georgia




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