Homer’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Homer. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The community was named after Homer Jackson, a pioneer citizen. Homer was founded in 1858 as seat for the newly established Banks County. Homer was incorporated as a town in 1859, and its first courthouse was built in 1863.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Homer’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Homer’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEAST FRONT GABLED DORMERS. - John…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Homer
See all 1 →Homer, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsBanks County Elementary School2014
CommonsBanks County Board of Education2014
CommonsBCBOE Sign2014
CommonsGABanks01a2011
CommonsHomerGeorgiaSideStreetBaptistChurch2007
CommonsHomerGeorgiaOldBanksCountyCourtHouse2007
CommonsHomerGeorgiaDownTownParkLookingTowardsOldCourtHouse2007
CommonsHomerGeorgiaDownTownMainStreet2007
CommonsCourthouse of Banks County, Georgia2007
CommonsGAMap-doton-Homer20054 historic places in Homer
Homer has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 21 historic buildings, because Homer Historic District alone counts 16.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1980Banks County Courthouse
Listed 1982Banks County JailListed 1985Homer Historic DistrictListed 1993Homer Historic District (Boundary Increase)Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as EAST FRONT GABLED DORMERS. - John C. Wood Homeplace, House, U.S. 441 (1933) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.