Lenox’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Lenox. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lenox was platted in 1888, when the railroad was extended to that point. According to tradition, the town was named after a certain "lean ox". The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1901.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Lenox’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lenox’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFlorida [Sarasota County (part) -…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Lenox
See all 1 →Lenox, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington County] -- Georgia [Appling County - Effingham County (part)] (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.