Gresston, Georgia

History

A post office called Gresston was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1955.[2] The community was named after George V. Gress, proprietor of a local sawmill.[3]

gollark: With sufficient batteries ANY machine can run on 4RF/t!
gollark: Admittedly they don't produce much.
gollark: Isn't that basically just the decay generators?
gollark: That reminds me, I should build one of the MSFRs.
gollark: That *is* basically what they do now, but probably not realistically.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gresston, Georgia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 98. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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