12-621: Rex Mill in Jonesboro, Georgia is a grist mill that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979. It was likely built sometime between 1820 and 1860 by I. L. ("Touch") Hollingsworth, who is known to have owned the mill in 1880. It is located on Cotton Indian Creek at Rex Road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Georgia Highway 42 . It is believed to have always been painted red, except once briefly silver but repainted red due to outcry. This article about
24-582: A property in Georgia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jonesboro, Georgia Jonesboro ( / ˈ dʒ oʊ n z b ʌ r ə / ) is a city in and the county seat of Clayton County , Georgia , United States. The population was 4,235 in 2020. The city's name was originally spelled Jonesborough . During the American Civil War ,
36-947: Is a public school district headquartered in Jonesboro, Georgia , U.S. It administers schools inside of Clayton County , Georgia. Serving more than 52,000 students, Clayton County Public Schools is ranked among the 100 largest school districts in the United States and is the sixth-largest school system in Georgia. The system has 39 primary/elementary schools (including one public charter), 17 middle schools (including one public charter), 12 high schools, one alternative education center, one psychological education center, and one multi-purpose education center. Included in this number are five school-wide magnet schools, 12 magnet programs, one state-certified STEM program, one Cognia (AdvancED) certified STEM program, and two International Baccalaureate Candidate schools. The majority of Clayton County's students are African American and Hispanic. However, there
48-512: Is also a diverse minority with 90 different ethnicities and countries represented. Based the National Center For Education Statistics , 19.1% of CCPS students live in families making income below the poverty line , and 45% live with single parents. As of the 2019–2020 school year, over 12,000 students speak a language other than English and over 6,000 are counted as English language learners. Spanish and Vietnamese are
60-603: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km ), of which 2.6 square miles (6.7 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (1.89%) is water. The railroad through Jonesboro is built on the Eastern Continental Divide and there are no bridges for the tracks for many miles in either direction. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 4,235 people, 1,195 households, and 771 families residing in
72-646: The city. MARTA and Xpress GA /Georgia RTA buses serve the city. Many of the scenes from the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit were filmed in Jonesboro. Another 1977 movie, the obscure 'In Hot Pursuit (aka The Polk County Pot Plane), was filmed in and around Jonesboro. Tara, the fictional plantation in Margaret Mitchell 's novel Gone with the Wind was supposed to be located approximately five miles outside of Jonesboro,
84-450: The closest town. "We Are Marshall" was briefly filmed at Tara Stadium in Jonesboro. The stadium was changed from green to light blue and light yellow for the scene. Lynyrd Skynyrd's (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) album cover was photographed near the corner of Mill and Main streets. Clayton County Public Schools operates public schools. Clayton County Public Schools The Clayton County Public School District (CCPS)
96-589: The final skirmish in the Atlanta Campaign was fought here south of Atlanta , cutting off the city and forcing the mayor of Atlanta to surrender at Marietta in early September 1864. The final fall of Atlanta in the Battle of Jonesborough ended up being a decisive point in the nation's history, propelling Abraham Lincoln to re-election two months later, and continuing the war until the Confederacy finally surrendered
108-622: The following year. Jonesboro was inhabited by settlers as early as 1821, as a result of the Treaty of Indian Springs, and it was founded as Leaksville in 1823. In 1825, the Flint River Baptist Church was erected on a hill in Leaksville. After the Macon and Western Railroad arrived into the area in 1846, the town was renamed to Jonesboro, in order to honor railroad official Samuel G. Jones who
120-477: The revocation of the school disctricts' accreditation. As of 2023, the members of the Clayton County Public School board of education are: Anthony W. Smith has been the interim superindendent of Clayton County Public Schools since December 17, 2022. He was appointed by the board of education on December 5, 2022, to succeed Morcease Beasley, who stepped down from the position. Smith was previously
132-548: The two most spoken languages besides English. On August 28, 2008 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) revoked accreditation for the Clayton County School District. Clayton County Public Schools is the third school district in the United States to lose accreditation since 1969. Clayton County Public Schools regained accreditation status in 2009 on a probationary status eight months after
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#1732870140051144-548: Was also honored by its citizens. Jonesboro was incorporated over three decades later, in 1859. Jonesboro hosted the beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics with the artificial beach created at Clayton County International Park . Jonesboro elected their first Black Mayor, Dr. Sonya Sartor, in March 2023. Jonesboro is located at 33°31′28″N 84°21′15″W / 33.52444°N 84.35417°W / 33.52444; -84.35417 (33.524512, -84.354290). According to
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