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MERIWETHER COUNTY
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Meriwether
County, in west central Georgia was created
in 1827 from 503 square miles taken from
Troup County.
Greenville is
the county seat. In addition to Greenville,
incorporated towns in Meriwether County
include Gay, Lone Oak, Luthersville,
Manchester, Warm Springs, and Woodbury.
Warm Springs, first named
Bullochville, took the name Warm Springs in
1924 to reflect its now renowned mineral
springs, to which thousands have come for
therapy. The most famous of these visitors
was U.S president Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
first came to Warm Springs in 1924 and liked
it so well that he built a second home
there, known as the Little White House.
Tourism has
been a substantial part of Meriwether
County's economy since 1832, when resorts
complete with inns and cabins were built
around the area's mineral springs. At first,
visitors came from the cities of the South,
but as railroads reduced reliance on horse
and carriage, people from farther away were
able to enjoy the curative springs and stay
for a season. By 1900 the transient nature
of this income source was augmented by the
arrival of wealthy families who built summer
homes in the area. Another early component
of Meriwether County's economy was the
processing of cotton. The county continues
to lean heavily on industry, and one of the
largest employers is Georgia-Pacific.
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Little White House |
Warm Springs, with
Roosevelt's Little White House, is a major
attraction. The adjacent Georgia
Rehabilitation Center (later Roosevelt Warm
Springs Institute for Rehabilitation),
founded in 1964 and brought under state
control in 1974, treats those with brain and
spinal cord injuries, strokes, and other
conditions needing rehabilitation.
A satellite campus of West Georgia Technical
College is located in Meriwether County.
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