The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first permanent settlement at Dexter was made in 1889. A post office has been in operation at Dexter since 1890. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1891 as the "Town of Dexter".
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dexter’s history is told.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Dexter is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dexter has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sanders Hill in Montrose, 9.6 miles away.
Dexter and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Sanders Hill’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Dexter?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Dexter’s story, or a memory of it.
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