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Shellman, Georgia

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Only two years later, the name of the town was changed to Shellman, in honor of Major R. F. Shellman, General Traffic Manager of the Central of Georgia Railroad. Major Shellman was a promoter of the young town and a donor to the construction of its new school, the Shellman Institute.  
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Shellman was incorporated in 1883. It was originally named Ward, in honor of John P. Ward, whose vision helped to bring the Southwest Georgia Railroad to the area and to place a depot in the spot that would become the center of the town.
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Interactive maps which provide a brief description of the buildings as well as major land holdings around Shellman
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A catalogue of over 400 structures, with details of the ownership history and of the owners
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has published on its website three documents on the history of Shellman.
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Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 1884-85
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Shellman
City
Shellman in 2012.
Location in Randolph County and the state of Georgia
Randolph County
Georgia
31°45′31″N 84°36′46″W / 31.75861°N 84.61278°W / 31.75861; -84.61278
Country
State
Georgia
County
Randolph
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP codes
Area code
229
FIPS code
GNIS
Randolph County, Georgia
historic district
National Register of Historic Places
31°45′31″N 84°36′46″W / 31.75861°N 84.61278°W / 31.75861; -84.61278
United States Census Bureau
Shellman Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

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