36-600: The Milledgeville Historic District , in Milledgeville in Baldwin County, Georgia , is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The district is approximately the size of the 3,240 acres (13.1 km) area laid out in the 1803 plan for the city. It includes Classical Revival and other architecture. It includes at least two properties that are separately listed on
72-628: A depth of 100 meters. The continental shelf off the Atlantic Ocean ranges in width from less than 1 km off Florida to more than 420 km off Maine. The average width is about 135 km. The Coastal Plain of the United States includes all or portions of the states of Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , Massachusetts , Mississippi , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Rhode Island , Tennessee , Texas and Virginia . From
108-448: A more diversified economic base, striving to wean the old capital from its dependence on government institutions such as Central State Hospital and state prisons. The state has recently closed some prisons and reduced jobs at Central State, due to tightening state budgets. Milledgeville is located at 33°5′16″N 83°14′0″W / 33.08778°N 83.23333°W / 33.08778; -83.23333 (33.087755, -83.233401) and
144-524: A population of 43,799 at the 2020 census . The Old State Capitol is located here; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Much of the original city is contained within the boundaries of the Milledgeville Historic District , which was also added to the NRHP. Milledgeville, named after Georgia governor John Milledge (1802–1806), was founded by European Americans at
180-550: Is 330 feet (100 m) above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53.3 km ), of which 20.4 square miles (52.9 km ) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km ), or 0.74%, is water. U.S. Route 441 is the main route through the city, leading north 21 mi (34 km) to Eatonton and south 22 mi (35 km) to Irwinton . Georgia State Routes 22 , 24 , and 49 also run through
216-750: Is an endemic plant community found in most of the Atlantic coastal plain, ranging from Virginia to northern Florida. These woodland savannas are reliant on sandy soils and are fire dependent, lest hardwoods start to dominate. Alongside longleaf pine , typically associated flora includes turkey oak and wiregrass . The Florida longleaf pine sandhill extends the longleaf pine forests into central Florida, with South Florida slash pine flatwoods , Florida sand pine scrub and Florida dry prairie stretching into southern Florida. Longleaf pine woodlands also stretch further west, to eastern Texas. These consist of East Gulf and West Gulf longleaf pine flatwoods , bisected by
252-575: Is located downtown. Georgia College & State University also has a library. The school system building facilities were revamped during the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century, with all new buildings, including a new Board of Education office. This required relocation and merging of older schools. The concept of a middle school was introduced, whereas previously 6th through 9th grades were housed in separate schools. Closed older schools include: Atlantic coastal plain The Atlantic Plain
288-463: Is now identified as a global biodiversity hotspot, with over 1500 endemic plant species, and ~70% habitat loss. This endemism is particularly high in the longleaf pine savannas and woodlands , along with the other herbaceous and fire dependent ecosystems of the ecoregion. Despite intermittent flooding, certain refugia have remained continuously terrestrial since at least the late Cretaceous (85-80mya), contributing to endemism. Generally speaking, despite
324-643: Is one of eight distinct physiographic divisions of the contiguous United States . Using the USGS physiographic classification system, the Atlantic Plain division comprises two provinces and six sections. The Coastal Plain province is differentiated from the Continental Shelf province simply based on the portion of the land mass above and below sea level. The lands adjacent to the Atlantic coastline are made up of sandy beaches, marshlands, bays, and barrier islands. It
360-659: Is the flattest of the U.S. physiographic divisions and stretches over 2,200 miles (3,500 km) in length from Cape Cod to the Mexican border and southward an additional 1,000 miles (1,600 km) to the Yucatán Peninsula . The central and southern Atlantic Coast is characterized by barrier and drowned valley coasts. The coastal Atlantic plain features nearly continuous barriers interrupted by inlets , large embayments with drowned river valleys , and extensive wetlands and marshes . The Atlantic plain slopes gently seaward from
396-586: The Altamaha River and then south to the Atlantic Ocean . Lake Sinclair , a man-made lake, is about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Milledgeville on the border of Baldwin , Putnam and Hancock counties. Milledgeville is composed of two main districts: a heavily commercialized area along the highway known to locals simply as " 441 ," extending from a few blocks north of Georgia College & State University to 4 miles (6 km) north of Milledgeville, and
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#1732855358126432-519: The Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic coastal plains. The Atlantic Plain is generally gently dipping undeformed Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments, with the sedimentary wedge thickening toward the sea, reaching a maximum thickness of about 3 kilometers (10,000 ft) in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina . Despite being previously overlooked in research, the Atlantic Coastal Plain
468-599: The Mississippi Alluvial Plain . To the north, the Atlantic Coastal Plain also broaches into the mesic hardwood forests of the Middle Atlantic coastal forests , followed by the northern Atlantic coastal pine barrens . The southernmost Atlantic Plain contains the only Neotropical ecoregion of the continental USA, being the Everglades and Florida mangroves . The following species are largely endemic to
504-468: The Oconee River . The white population of Georgia continued to press west and south in search of new farmland. The town of Milledgeville was developed in an area that had long been occupied by indigenous peoples. In December 1804 the state legislature declared Milledgeville the new capital of Georgia. The new planned town, modeled after Savannah and Washington, D.C. , stood on the edge of the frontier at
540-625: The Presbyterian church. Skilled black carpenters, masons, and laborers were forced to construct most of the handsome antebellum structures in Milledgeville. Two events epitomized Milledgeville's status as the political and social center of Georgia in this period: By 1854 Baldwin County had a total population of 8,148, of whom 3,566 were free (mostly white), and 4,602 were African American slaves. On January 19, 1861, Georgia convention delegates passed
576-459: The "Downtown" area, encompassing the college, buildings housing city government agencies, various bars and restaurants. This historic area was laid out in 1803, with streets named after other counties in Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 17,070 people, 5,895 households, and 2,852 families residing in the city. The Milledgeville City Council is the city's legislative body, with
612-534: The Atlantic fall line, where the Upper Coastal Plain meets the foothills and plateau of the Piedmont . The area was surveyed, and a town plat of 500 acres (2.0 km ) was divided into 84 4-acre (16,000 m ) squares. The survey also included four public squares of 20 acres (81,000 m ) each. After 1815 Milledgeville became increasingly prosperous and more respectable. Wealth and power gravitated toward
648-532: The National Register: This article about a property in Georgia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Milledgeville, Georgia Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia . It is northeast of Macon , bordered on the east by the Oconee River . The rapid current of
684-663: The November 2017 general election, incumbent Mayor Gary Thrower was defeated by Mary Parham-Copelan. She was sworn in as the city's first African American female mayor on December 29, 2017. Elected officials as of October 2023 : Milledgeville's public school system is governed by the Baldwin County School District . Milledgeville's public library system is part of the Middle Georgia Regional Library System . Mary Vinson Memorial Library
720-633: The Ordinance of Secession, and on February 4, 1861, the "Republic of Georgia" joined the Confederate States of America . In November 1864, Union General William T. Sherman and 30,000 Union troops marched into Milledgeville during his March to the Sea . Governor Joseph E. Brown had already packed up the rugs and curtains from the Governor's Mansion, and fled town with other political and military leaders, leaving
756-462: The capital. Much of the surrounding countryside was developed by slave labor for cotton plantations, which was the major commodity crop of the South. Cotton bales regularly were set up to line the roads, waiting to be shipped downriver to Darien . Public-spirited citizens such as Mayor Tomlinson Fort (1847–1848) promoted better newspapers, learning academies, and banks. In 1842 Central State Hospital )
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#1732855358126792-553: The city as well. GA-22 leads northeast 24 mi (39 km) to Sparta and southwest 20 mi (32 km) to Gray . GA-24 leads east 29 mi (47 km) to Sandersville and north to Eatonton with U.S. 441. GA-49 leads southwest 30 mi (48 km) to Macon . Milledgeville is located on the Atlantic Seaboard fall line of the United States. The Oconee River flows a half mile east of downtown on its way south to
828-468: The high diversity of soils, the soil is nutrient poor. This is primarily due to an abundance of well-drained soils, creating a primarily xeric character to the floral makeup of the Atlantic Plain. However, waterlogged soils are also notable, with wetlands and hammocks being important ecological features. The Eastern woodlands are the original, predominant ecosystem of the Atlantic coastal plain. The Atlantic coastal plain upland longleaf pine woodland
864-522: The inland highlands in a series of terraces. This gentle slope continues far into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico , forming the continental shelf. The relief at the land-sea interface is so low that the boundary between them is often blurry and indistinct, especially along stretches of the Louisiana bayous and the Florida Everglades . The Atlantic Ocean has a broad, flat continental shelf that reaches
900-475: The most part, of layers of sand and clay which are not yet hardened into sandstone and shale. The Coastal Plain features nearly continuous barrier islands interrupted by inlets, large embayments with drowned river valleys, and extensive wetlands and marshes. The Coastal Plain slopes gently seaward from the inland highlands in a series of terraces. The province's average elevation is less than 900 meters above sea level and extends some 50 to 100 kilometers inland from
936-521: The northeast, it begins on Cape Cod, Massachusetts and stretches to the southwest to South Padre Island, Texas . This is approximately 1,900 miles (3,100 km). This province consists of the following physiographic sections: the Embayed, Sea Island , Floridian , East Gulf Coastal Plain , Mississippi Alluvial Plain , and the West Gulf Coastal Plain . The rocks in the province consist, for
972-507: The ocean. The coastal plain is normally wet, including many rivers, marsh , and swampland . It is composed primarily of sedimentary rock and unlithified sediments and is primarily used for agriculture . The Atlantic Coastal Plain includes the Carolina Sandhills region as well as the Embayed and Sea Island physiographic provinces. The Atlantic Coastal Plain is sometimes subdivided into northern and southern regions, specifically
1008-592: The power to enact all ordinances and resolutions and controls the funding of all designated programs. Six council members are elected to represent their district, while the mayor is elected at-large, by city voters, for a four-year term. City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Meetings are open to the public and televised locally on MBC TV-4 Milledgeville/Baldwin County Governmental/Educational Access Cable Channel on local Charter Communications. In
1044-416: The public unprotected. Sherman largely spared the town destruction, though burned some buildings with military uses. Sherman's troops are claimed to have poured sorghum and molasses down the pipes of the organ at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church; the organ was replaced by New York Life Insurance Company. In 1868, during Reconstruction , the state legislature moved the capital to Atlanta—a city emerging as
1080-475: The river here made this an attractive location to build a city. It was the capital of Georgia from 1804 to 1868, including during the American Civil War . Milledgeville was preceded as the capital city by Louisville and was succeeded by Atlanta , the current capital. Today U.S. Highway 441 connects Milledgeville to Madison , Athens , and Dublin . As of April 1, 2020, the population of Milledgeville
1116-415: The start of the 19th century as the new centrally located capital of the state of Georgia . It served as the state capital from 1804 to 1868. In 1803 an act of the Georgia legislature called for the establishment and survey of a town to be named in honor of the current governor, John Milledge. The Treaty of Fort Wilkinson (1802) had recently forced Native American tribes to cede territory immediately west of
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1152-656: The symbol of the New South as surely as Milledgeville symbolized the Old South . Milledgeville struggled to survive as a city after losing the business of the capital. The energetic efforts of local leaders established the Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College (later Georgia Military College ) in 1879 on Statehouse Square. Where the crumbling remains of the old penitentiary stood, Georgia Normal and Industrial College (later Georgia College & State University )
1188-481: The town's social and economic identity. In the 1980s and 1990s Milledgeville began to capitalize on its heritage by revitalizing the downtown and historic district. It encouraged restoration of historic buildings and an urban design scheme on Main Street to emphasize its character. By 2000 the population of Milledgeville and Baldwin County combined had grown to 44,700. Community leaders have made concerted efforts to create
1224-540: Was 17,070, down from 17,715 at the 2010 U.S. census. Milledgeville is along the route of the Fall Line Freeway , which is under construction to link Milledgeville with Augusta , Macon , Columbus , and other Fall Line cities. They have long histories from the colonial era of Georgia . Milledgeville is the principal city of the Milledgeville micropolitan statistical area , a micropolitan area that includes Baldwin and formerly Hancock county until 2023. It had
1260-412: Was built here. Oglethorpe University , where the poet Sidney Lanier was later educated, opened its doors in 1838. (The college, forced to close in 1862 during the war, was rechartered in 1913. It moved its campus to Atlanta.) The cotton boom in this upland area significantly increased the demand for slave labor . The town market, where slave auctions took place, was located on Capital Square, next to
1296-487: Was founded in 1889. In part because of these institutions, as well as Central State Hospital , Milledgeville developed as a less provincial town than many of its neighbors. In the 1950s the Georgia Power Company completed a dam at Furman Shoals on the Oconee River , about 5 miles (8 km) north of town, creating a huge reservoir called Lake Sinclair . The lake community became an increasingly important part of
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