Georgia Welcome Center

United States historic place


Georgia Welcome Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Georgia Welcome Center (2016)
32°56′16″N 81°31′02″W / 32.93784°N 81.51732°W / 32.93784; -81.51732
Area	3.63 acres (1.47 ha)
Built	1961
Architect	Edwin C. Eckles
NRHP reference No.	11000959^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 29, 2011

The Georgia Welcome Center was built in 1961 and formally dedicated early in 1962.^[2]^[3]

This was the first welcome center in Georgia, predating the arrival of the Interstate Highway System along the Georgia Coast.^[4] It is reportedly the oldest roadside welcome center in the U.S. that is still used for that purpose. It is on US Highway 301 in Screven County. less than 1 mile from the South Carolina border.

References

^ "January 6, 2011 Weekly list". National Park Service.
^ "Georgia Welcome Center".
^ Denise P. Messick (November 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Georgia Welcome Center / Georgia Visitor Information Center" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 10, 2017. Includes 26 photos from 2011.
^ "SUMMARY OF PROPOSED NATIONAL REGISTER/GEORGIA REGISTER NOMINATION" (PDF). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)