The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city's name derives from the Oconee, a Hitchiti-speaking tribe who inhabited central Georgia from 1692 until 1715. The Oconee lived in present-day Baldwin County, Georgia at a settlement known as Oconee Old Town, later moving to the Chattahoochee River in the early 18th century. The name exists in several variations, including Ocone, Oconi, Ocony, and Ekwoni.
The city of Oconee was named after the river that bears the tribe's name. It was founded in the early 1840s, when the railroad was extended to that point.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Oconee as a town in 1876.
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Nothing in Oconee is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Oconee has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad Company Building in Tennille, 10.2 miles away.
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When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.