History · Baxley

Baxley’s history is
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The public archives hold just one old photo of Baxley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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Baxley was first settled as a result of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad being built through Appling County in 1870. Originally, it was a railroad depot known as Station Number 7, but soon was named Baxley (after one of the community's first settlers, Wilson Baxley of North Carolina). Baxley incorporated in 1875.

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Timeline

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1870Established
1940Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington Co…Commons
1950–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Baxley, decade by decade

1950s–
1990s
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Then & now

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