the 50,000 was all bought for Fitzgerald...see Clements History of Irwin County, Georgia...and Folkes Huxford collection...Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Barton" <lab@boone.net> To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 4:38 PM Subject: [GAGEN] Unknown town > Hi, > > I hope someone on the list can help me out here! > > I am transcribing a newspaper I dug out of one of my boxes of newspapers > that I inherited! > > It is a 1905 edition of The Enterprise Gazette of Coweta County, Ga. > > I am transcribing an article that is about the man (Col. P. H. Fitzgerald) > who came south from Indianapolis and brought 10,000 northerners to settle > Fitzgerald, Ga in Irwin County (yes, I know, it is in Ben Hill now).....the > article is about another plan of Fitzgerald's to bring 10,000 more to settle > another farming community in Georgia. It does not name an area, just that > he will need approx. 50,000 acres. > > Does anybody have any idea of where this second community may have been > located if it ever came to fruition? The name of his company as listed in > this article is "Colony Company". > > > I would appreciate any leads on this. > > Thanks, > Linda Blum-Barton > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, online information. >