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28-632: After entering the state from Alabama, US 84/SR 38 travels east through Donalsonville to Bainbridge . The highways travel around the city to the south on a freeway bypass, cosigned with US 27 / SR 1 , where it has multiple exits such as with SR-97 , US-84 BYP , and SR-253 . The route continues east through Cairo to Thomasville , where it bypasses downtown to the north and east, concurrent with US 319 and SR 35 , then US 19 / SR 3 / SR 300 . The highway then continues east to Quitman , where it becomes concurrent with US 221 / SR 76 / SR 333 to

56-535: A network of strategic highways within the United States , including the Interstate Highway System and other roads serving major airports, ports, military bases, rail or truck terminals, railway stations, pipeline terminals and other strategic transport facilities. Altogether, it constitutes the largest highway system in the world. Individual states are encouraged to focus federal funds on improving

84-473: A screenplay, which was filmed as the 1988 film, Murder One , starring Henry Thomas . The 1988 film was widely released in North America, but it wasn't released in southwest Georgia near where the killings took place, so as not to offend people. Janice Daugharty published a fictionalized account of the murders, Going to Jackson (2010, [1] ). By the 1900s, the need for churches arose. The first church

112-524: Is a United States Act of Congress that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 28, 1995. The legislation designated about 160,955 miles (259,032 km) of roads, including the Interstate Highway System, as the NHS. Aside from designating the system, the act served several other purposes, including restoring $ 5.4 billion in funding to state highway departments, giving Congress

140-703: Is home to the Seminole County Public Library. The library serves the citizens of Donalsonville and Seminole County with a collection of print and audiovisual materials. The library is located at 103 W. 4th Street in Donalsonville. Donalsonville was the site of the second largest mass murder in Georgia history (the largest being the Woolfolk murders in 1887). On May 14, 1973, Carl Isaacs, his half brother Wayne Coleman, and fellow prisoner George Dungee escaped from

168-554: Is known as General Stewart Way for its entire length. The entire length of SR 38 Conn. is part of the National Highway System . The entire route is in Liberty County . [REDACTED] Media related to U.S. Route 84 in Georgia (U.S. state) at Wikimedia Commons Donalsonville, Georgia Donalsonville is a city in and the county seat of Seminole County, Georgia , United States. The population

196-409: The 2020 United States census , there were 2,833 people, 872 households, and 542 families residing in the city. Donalsonville has about a 63% high school graduate rate with about 52% in the work force. The biggest industries are education, health, and social services. (Georgia.gov) The average median income for households according to the U.S. Census report in 2000 was $ 20,687 and median family income

224-587: The Federal Highway Administration , the 160,000-mile (260,000 km) National Highway System includes roads important to the United States' economy, defense, and mobility, from one or more of the following road networks (specific routes may be part of more than one sub-system): The system includes 4% of the nation's roads, but carries more than 40% of all highway traffic, 75% of heavy truck traffic, and 90% of tourist traffic. All urban areas with

252-706: The National Register of Historic Places . (Wolfe) Donalsonville is located at 31°2′27″N 84°52′42″W  /  31.04083°N 84.87833°W  / 31.04083; -84.87833 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km ), of which 4.0 square miles (10 km ) is land and 0.25% is water. The city is located 20 minutes north of Lake Seminole , 62 miles (100 km) south of Albany , 36 miles (58 km) east of Dothan, Alabama and 107 miles (172 km) west of Valdosta . As of

280-619: The Interstate Highway System, be included. The act provided a framework to develop a National Intermodal Transportation System which "consists of all forms of transportation in a unified, interconnected manner, including the transportation systems of the future, to reduce energy consumption and air pollution while promoting economic development and supporting the Nation's preeminent position in international commerce". The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 ( Pub. L.   104–59 (text) (PDF) , 109  Stat.   568 , COMPS-1425 )

308-595: The Maryland State Prison. They were later joined by Carl's younger brother, 15-year-old Billy Isaacs. While en route to Florida the men came upon the Alday farm in Donalsonville. They stopped at a mobile home owned by Jerry Alday and his wife Mary, to look for gas as there was a gas pump on the property. Alday and his father Ned Alday arrived as the trailer was being ransacked and were ordered inside, then shot to death in separate bedrooms. Jerry's brother Jimmy arrived at

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336-501: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in 1985, on the grounds that the pool of local jurors had been tainted by excess pretrial publicity. All three defendants were re-tried in 1988 and were again convicted; however, only Carl Isaacs was sentenced to death, Coleman and Dungee receiving life sentences. Carl Isaacs was executed on May 6, 2003, at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison in Jackson , by lethal injection . At

364-622: The US ;84/SR 38 mainline in the eastern part of the city. The entire route is in Cairo , Grady County . State Route 38 Connector ( SR 38 Conn. ) is a short west–east connecting route of SR 38. It connects SR 119 on the Hinesville – Fort Stewart line with US 84/SR 38/ SR 196 in northeast Hinesville just west of the Hinesville– Flemington line. It

392-448: The east, past its interchange with Interstate 75 (I-75), to Valdosta . In Valdosta, US 221 departs, and US 84/SR 38 continues east to Waycross , where it is briefly concurrent with US 1 , US 23 , US 82 , SR 4 , and SR 520 . US 84/SR 38 continues east from Waycross, traveling through Blackshear before arriving in Jesup . In Jesup,

420-540: The efficiency and safety of this network. The roads within the system were identified by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) in cooperation with the states, local officials, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and approved by the United States Congress in 1995. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) in 1991 established certain key routes such as

448-414: The federal government or the private sector , and they would be repaid through such means as highway tolls or taxes. In 1997, 28 more states asked to be part of the program. Ohio was the first state to use a state infrastructure bank to start building a road. An advantage of this method was completing projects faster; state laws and the lack of appropriate projects were potential problems. According to

476-470: The highway becomes concurrent with US 25 , US 301 , and SR 23 east to Ludowici . In Ludowici, US 25, US 301, and SR 23 depart to the northwest, and US 84/SR 38 continues east to Hinesville . In Hinesville, the highway becomes concurrent with SR 196 , and takes a drastic turn to the east. A short distance later, SR 196 departs, and US 84/SR 38 continues east to exit 76 on I-95 east of Midway. Here,

504-464: The power to prioritize highway system projects, repealing all federal speed limit controls, and prohibits the federal government from requiring states to use federal-aid highway funds to convert existing signs or purchase new signs with metric units. The act also created a State Infrastructure Bank pilot program. Ten states were chosen in 1996 for this new method of road financing. These banks would lend money like regular banks, with funding coming from

532-466: The realignment of highways near Waycross, the terminus of the two highways were swapped. In addition, a segment of the highway between Boston and Quitman was relocated to a more northerly routing in 1966, with the former routing being renumbered as State Route 364 . SR 364 was decommissioned in 1982. State Route 38 Spur ( SR 38 Spur ) is a short west–east spur route in Cairo connecting SR 93 / SR 111 in downtown with

560-413: The roadway continues as Islands Highway. The entire length of US 84 in Georgia is part of the National Highway System , a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense. Formerly, US 84 met its eastern terminus at US 17/SR 25 west of Brunswick , while US 82 followed the present alignment of US 84 to Midway. However, with

588-580: The time of his execution, aged 49, he was the longest-serving death row inmate anywhere in the US, having spent 30 years on death row prior to execution. Billy Isaacs was released from prison in 1993, and died in Florida on May 4, 2009. George Dungee died in prison on April 4, 2006. Only Wayne Coleman remains incarcerated (as of 2023). The murders were the subject on an award-winning 1977 documentary called Murder One directed by Fleming 'Tex' Fuller. Fuller then wrote

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616-423: The trailer on a tractor and he too was led inside and forced to lay on a couch, then shot. Later, Jerry's 25-year-old wife Mary arrived at the trailer as the men attempted to hide the tractor. She was restrained, while Jerry's brother Chester and uncle Aubrey arrived in a pickup truck. The criminals accosted the pair still in their truck and forced them inside the trailer where they were also shot to death. Mary Alday

644-494: Was $ 25,679, with the average household size around 2 and family size around 3 people. According to 2012 data from the Donalsonville Chamber of Commerce, the top five employers in the city are as follows: The Seminole County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school and one middle-high school. The district has 120 full-time teachers and over 1,754 students. Donalsonville

672-429: Was 2,833 in 2020. Donalsonville was originally part of Decatur County. It is named after John Ernest Donalson (1846–1920), also known as Jonathan or John E. Donalson, a prominent businessman of the area. Donalson built the first lumber mill in Donalsonville, Donalson Lumber Company. He also built homes and a commissary for the workers of the mill. The lumber company paved the way for the town's growth. Donalsonville

700-753: Was erected in Donalsonville in 1850, the Friendship United Methodist Church. In the beginning the Methodist Church served as a meeting place for all Protestant denominations. Later, the First Presbyterian Church of Donalsonville was established in January 1898 with 25 members. On August 4, 1902, 18 people helped to create the First Baptist Church of Donalsonville. The Church of The Nazarene, originally called "The Holiness Church,"

728-636: Was established in October 1902. The meetings of the Church of the Nazarene were actually held in a member's house until 1903, when a building was erected. The first black church in Donalsonville was created in 1895, the Live Oak African Methodist Episcopal Church. Eventually, the number totalled thirteen. National Highway System (United States) The National Highway System ( NHS ) is

756-493: Was first chartered as a town in Georgia on December 8, 1897. When Seminole County was formed in January 1920, Donalsonville was named as its county seat. By August 1922, the Town of Donalsonville became known as the City of Donalsonville, with the charter passing on August 19, 1922. The Seminole County Courthouse was erected in 1922 and is still standing today. The Courthouse is listed on

784-462: Was raped on her kitchen table before being taken out to a wooded area miles away where she was raped again and then finally murdered. Billy Isaacs cooperated with prosecutors and received a twenty-year sentence for armed robbery. Carl Isaacs, Coleman, and Dungee were tried by jury in Seminole County in 1973, convicted, and sentenced to death. All three convictions and sentences were overturned by

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