The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the Town of Higgston in 1903. The community was named after James Higgs, proprietors of several local mills.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1940Georgia [Effingham County (part) - Newton Count…Commons
1950–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Higgston, decade by decade
1950s–
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1990s
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.