The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Shellman was incorporated in 1883. It was originally named Ward, in honor of John P. Ward, whose vision helped to bring the South-Western Rail Road to the area and to place a depot in the spot that would become the center of the town.
Only two years later, the name of the town was changed to Shellman, in honor of Major R. F. Shellman, general traffic manager of the Central of Georgia Railroad. Major Shellman was a promoter of the young town and a donor to the construction of its new school, the Shellman Institute.
The Shellman Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The history of Shellman is extensively recorded in two documents published by the Randolph County Georgia Historical Society [1]:
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1 historic place in Shellman
Shellman has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 163 historic buildings, because Shellman Historic District alone counts 163.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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