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What stands out about Hampton’s past

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How Hampton came to be

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In 1859, Hampton was first settled as a community called "Crossroads", and was officially incorporated as the "Town of Crossroads" in 1870, but later renamed the "Town of Hampton" in 1882. It had to be reincorporated as a municipality twice for allowing its municipal charter to lapse in 1893 and 1911. In 1925, when it became known as the "City of Hampton". At the time, it was at the junction of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway and the Seaboard Air Line Railroad with stations for both.

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Hampton, decade by decade

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Famous people close to Hampton

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Tom PettyAmerican musician · b. 1950
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Maya RudolphAmerican actress and comedian · b. 1972
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Noah LylesAmerican sprinter · b. 1997
Dustin MoskovitzAmerican computer/Internet entrepreneur · b. 1984
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Philip H. DybvigAmerican economist · b. 1955
Robert HoffmanAmerican actor · b. 1985

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