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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 The Chamber
3 Getting Started A LOOK BACK
5 Community Involvement
6 Faith & Religion at Coffee County
7 Economic Development
1827
11 Feature: Business in Local wars occur
Coffee County between Creek Indians 1830s
12 Education and early settlers Methodist revivals
17 Housing February 9, 1854 take place in Douglas
19 Healthcare Coffee County was created
21 Leisure from sections of Clinch, Irwin, 1858
City of Douglas established
24 Calendar of Events Telfair, and Ware counties. as county seat
1887
Petitions to move
Douglas courthouse to 1888-1890
Pearson circulate Benajah Peterson and
The Douglas-Coffee County Chamber Magazine is community join to save
produced by the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber Douglas as the county
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that dates, telephone numbers, and other 1907 commercial buildings,
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Call 912-384-1873 Agricultural College was and three railroads
or visit us at douglasga.org. established in Douglas
The Atrium Office Complex 1909
114 North Peterson Avenue, Suite 205
Douglas, GA 31533 The Georgia and Florida
1920s-1930s Railroad located its offices
Douglas became one and shops in Douglas
of Georgia’s leading
tobacco markets 1927
Linda Mosely .................................................................Publisher
Mark Mosely...................................................Executive Editor The Eleventh District
Agricultural College
Christy Carter .......................................Marketing Executive became South Georgia
Teresa Greer ..................................................Managing Editor 1927 College, the first state
Bonnie Hunter ................................Editor/PR Coordinator junior college
Stephen Hefner ..........................................Creative Director An airport was
Rachel Rowell ......................................Production Directorr constructed on the
Erin Fortenberry .......................................Graphic Designer campus of South Georgia
Bob Swinehart ...........................................Graphic Designer College, which served as
Daniel Thompson ....................................Graphic Designer a landing field for the
Mike Schalk .........................................................Photographer Dixie and Northern Air 1941-1945
Michelle Holton ................................................Videographer Line and as an aviation The airport was used as
Sharee Copeland ............................Proofing Coordinator school for Dixie Aviation a primary pilot-training
Amy Anderson ............................Administration Director base for the army air corps
Connie Parker ...........................................Business Manager 1989 during World War II
Thomas Schaefer ......................................................IT Director Douglas downtown historic
Lauren Tingler .....................Digital Marketing Strategist district and the Gaskin
Nathan Faulkenberry .....Digital Marketing Strategist Avenue historic district
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