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What stands out about Leary’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Leary are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Leary came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Leary.

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On October 2, 1916, a woman named Connelly, whose son was accused of murder, was taken from the Leary jail and lynched. Her body, riddled with bullets was found two days later.

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Timeline

Leary, 1928 to 1978

Woven from the archive, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1928Born hereBill Currie is born here
  3. 1942Born herePenny Houston is born here
  4. 1978Born hereChone Figgins is born here
By decade

Leary, decade by decade

Today12 recent
Leary Methodist Church2014Leary Methodist Church Leary Library2014Leary Library Leary Depot, SE corner2014Leary Depot, SE corner Leary Depot, NE corner2014Leary Depot, NE corner Leary City Hall2014Leary City Hall Leary City Cemetery2014Leary City Cemetery Leary Baptist Church2014Leary Baptist Church Hotel St2014Hotel St GA62 railroad crossing NB2014GA62 railroad crossing NB Former Gas Station, Hotel St2014Former Gas Station, Hotel St Boyd monument2014Boyd monument GAMap-doton-Leary2005GAMap-doton-Leary
Famous people

3 famous people were born in Leary

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Chone FigginsMajor League Baseball shortstop in the Los Ange… · b. 1978
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Bill CurrieBaseball player · b. 1928
Penny HoustonAmerican politician from Georgia · b. 1942

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