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The story

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Experiment is named for the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station located there. Experiment has been noted for its unusual place name.

The community was heavily damaged by an EF3 tornado on January 12, 2023. The tornado injured 18 people along its path.

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Experiment, decade by decade

Before
2000
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.
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Today5 photos
Express Inn & SuitesCommonsExpress Inn & Suites2015Express Inn & Suites Hotel Pool, GriffinCommonsExpress Inn & Suites Hotel Pool, Griffin2015Experiment post officeCommonsExperiment post office2015Super 8, US 41CommonsSuper 8, US 412013Quality Inn, US 41CommonsQuality Inn, US 412013
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Experiment is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Experiment has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pritchard-Moore-Goodrich House in Griffin, 2.2 miles away.

Experiment and the nearest listed places

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Pritchard-Moore-Goodrich HouseMills HouseSt. George's Episcopal ChurchOld Medical College Historical AreaGriffin Commercial Historic DistrictSpalding County Courthouse-Spalding County Jail

Closest to Experiment

Pritchard-Moore-Goodrich HouseGriffin · Building2.2miMills HouseGriffin · Building2.3miSt. George's Episcopal ChurchGriffin · Building2.5miOld Medical College Historical AreaGriffin · Building2.5miGriffin Commercial Historic DistrictGriffin · District2.6mi

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. Pritchard-Moore-Goodrich House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Griffin📜 Hampton📜 Orchard Hill📜 Williamson

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