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What stands out about Metter’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Metter are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtSouth Metter Residential Historic District protects 77 historic buildings.Landmarks on the Register5 places on the National Register.
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On the National Register

5 listings protect 123 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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historic buildings protected
123
each building in a district counts
first listed
1980
Candler County Courthouse
in Georgia
#66
by listings
Candler County CourthouseSouth Metter Residential Historic DistrictMetter High SchoolCandler County JailMetter Downtown Historic District
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Architectural styles listings

Neo-Classical1
Late Victorian1
Bungalow/Craftsman1
Tudor Revival1
Neoclassical Revival1
Colonial Revival1
Candler County CourthouseNeo-Classical
South Metter Residential Historic DistrictLate Victorian
Metter High SchoolNeoclassical Revival
Candler County JailColonial Revival
Metter Downtown Historic DistrictItalianate

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story

How Metter came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Metter.

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Metter was founded in 1889. In 1914, Metter was designated seat of the newly formed Candler County. Metter was incorporated as a town in 1903 and as a city in 1920.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Metter, decade by decade

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From Wikimedia Commons (9), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (5), Wikipedia and Wikidata for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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