As my grandson says: "Good Job!" Rita you did well telling about Alamo and Glenwood. I used to roam around in that area many years ago from far away Dodge County! Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Chambers" <chambersr2002@yahoo.com> To: <georgia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Glennwood , Georgia/ >I live in Glenwood, Georgia and it was named that > because it actually was a Glen, covered and surrounded > by swamp. I own a building here that was built in > 1919, and the story goes that it was built on top of > water, filled in by dirt. Here is a short history of > the county that was done by one of my friends a long > time ago. > > > > Brief > History of Alamo and Wheeler County > In copy > of Eagle June 12, 1942 > > > The town of Alamo is much older than Wheeler County, > of which it is the County > Seat. The land was originally a part of the farm > lands of Judge John McRae, one > of Montgomery County's prominent citiens. About 1889, > the Savannah, Americus, > and Montgomery Railroad was built through this > section, and the right of way for this > road and the streets, sites for public buildings and > cemeteries were donated by > Judge McRae and his daughters, Mrs. Isabelle Clements, > and Mrs. Christian Bright. > Mrs. Bright, a young girl at that time, was asked to > make the train stop to be located > on her Father's Farm. she finally decided to name it > for the old Franciscan Misson, > where a band of Texans fought to the last man in the > Texan War of Independence. > "Remember the Alamo" became the slogan for the > reminder of that war, and from > time historical event, our town of Alamo received it's > name. Later on, the streets > were named by the other daughter, Isabelle. > > At one time the two ladies owned all the land in > Alamo. At Judge McRae's death > in 1902, his daughter, Mrs. Christian Bright inherited > the south side of Alamo, that > part lying south of the Railraod Track. His other > daughter, Mrs. Isabelle Clements, > (Mother of our late Mr. John McRae Clements, who later > was to be Mayor of Alamo > for more than 20 Years) inherited the north side on > which the "home" was located. > > At this early date, there was only one home in what is > now Alamo. this was a frame > house, built in the midst of the pines. Today, the > tall pines around this home may be > seen as one approached the town from any of the > several highways. > > The first business to come to Alamo was a sawmill and > commisary, and today we > find two saw mills within the city limits of our town. > For 850. a share in the W.D. Horton > Telephone Co. in McRae in 1900. One telephone was > installed in Judge McRae's > commisary in Alamo. > > About ten years later, the first church was built. It > was a Methodist Church of wooden > structure. A few years later, a Baptist Church was > erected, and other improvements > and buildings had come along with these. In 1909, the > town of Alamo was incorporated, > and elected a mayor and council. > > The steady growth of Alamo and Glenwood, another up > and coming town, seven miles > east, encouraged civic leader to bid for a new county. > All this time Alamo was in > Montgomery County. The creation of Wheeler County was > approved by the legislature > on August 14,1912 and alamo became the county site. > The first officers took office > in 1913. This county covering 298 square miles was > named Wheeler and Alamo, being > centurally lacated was named the county site. > > In the year that Alamo became the county seat, a > privately owned lighting system and > water supply were installed, and two years later the > first High School opened, located > on Gum Creek, today is the Little Ocmulgee State Park. > > Today, there are many things which remind one the > Alamo of yesterdat. The original > home (McRae) now occupied by a Grandson of Judge > McRae, Mr. John McRae > Clements and family, stands in good repair among the > pines. The streets bear their > original names and are lined with beautiful pecan > trees and live oaks. The churches, > Methodist and Baptist, are housed in attractive brick > buildings, and cooperate in the > spiritual development of the community. > > The schools have grown from the original one room > structure to a plank of six buildings. > > The town is now furnished lights by the Georgia Power > Company, and has replaced > the old water tank with 25,000 gallon steel tank and > new pump. All due indebtedness > is paid, and there is a respectable balance on hand. > > The original railroad is now operaed by Seaboard > Airline. and from this town in the > summer of 1942 was shipped 189 carloads of > watermelons. Since January 1, thirty > two cars of lumber and cross ties and 72 cars of > pulpwood have left our town by rail. > Turpentine industries brought $100,000 into our county > last year, and sales from > livestock $50,000 or more. > > The R.E.A. offices for Wheeler, Telfair, and Laurens > Counties were lacated here. > Their services furnished electricity to some 1,500 > rural families through 600 miles of > power lines. > > Our town and county are proud, too, of our Health > Center, employing a full time > Public Health Nurse and Clerk. these are assisted by > local physicians and dentists > in caring for the health of the community. A modern > Health Clinic was constructed > near the Jail in Alamo in 1960. > > A Textile industry, named alamo shirt Facory, was > constructed here in 1956. > Glenwood has built a modern hospital and a new Post > Office. > > > > --- Olivia <saffold@pineland.net> wrote: > >> And it's in Wheeler County. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jones Peebles" <jpeebles@coastalnow.net> >> To: <georgia@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 8:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Glennwood , Georgia/ >> >> >> > Glennwood is located on US 280 between Mt Vernon >> and Alamo. Founded by >> > the >> > RR in 1889......Jones >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "docladd" <docladd@bmic.net> >> > To: <GEORGIA@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 6:03 PM >> > Subject: [GEORGIA] Glennwood , Georgia/ >> > >> > >> >> Does anyone know where Glennwood, Georgia is? >> Who or what it was named >> >> for or after? >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >> email to >> >> GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >> to >> > GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >> to GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! 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I asked the question on the origins of Glennwood as my husband and his father had a middle name of "Glennwood" supposively named after an old family member and his great-great grandfather Benjamin G. Harris (son of Lud Harris, I believe) was born in Georgia in 1812 in that area. I'm assuming that Benjamin G. Harris could have been Benjamin Glennwood Harris born in that very town. So far I've been unable to prove that one way or the other. Thanks for all of your help. It's been real informative.