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Ware County, Georgia
| December 15, 1824 |
Ware County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Ware County, Georgia |
| July 22, 1838 |
The Wildes Family massacre occurs at the family homestead a few miles south of present-day Waycross. It is the last Indian attack in the state of Georgia.
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Ware County, Georgia |
| October 22, 1891 |
Varn Mill Riot |
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Ware County, Georgia |
| April 5, 1957 |
Tornadoes strike Lamar, Schley, Macon, Peach, Warren, Columbia, Colquitt, Ware, and Chatham counties, killing 2 and injuring 6, with more than a million dollars in damage.
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Colquitt County, Georgia |
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Columbia County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
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Lamar County, Georgia |
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Schley County, Georgia |
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Macon County, Georgia |
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Peach County, Georgia |
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Warren County, Georgia |
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Ware County, Georgia |
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Chatham County, Georgia |
| April 15, 2007 |
A tree felled by lightning strikes power lines near Waycross, starting the largest wildfire in the history of the state |
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Fires scorch Okefenokee and Southeast Georgia |
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Camden County, Georgia |
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Charlton County, Georgia |
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Ware County, Georgia |
Name derivation:Named in honor of Nicholas Ware, a U. S. Senator from Augusta, Georgia who studied both medicine and law. Mayor of Augusta.
Acquisition: Creek secession of August 9, 1814.
Taken from: Appling County, Georgia
Counties created from: Bacon County, Georgia, Clinch County, Georgia, Coffee County, Georgia, Pierce County, Georgia
Cities: Waycross (county seat)
Web sites:Ware County, Georgia
National Register of Historic Places in Ware County, GeorgiaWare County, Georgia, links
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