Emerging from its agricultural past, Putnam County has become an important center of industry and recreation in Georgia. Once the land of cotton, large plantations, and great wealth, a different look is now taking hold in the county with the establishment of golf resorts, gated communities, and new businesses. Putnam County is located seventy-five miles southeast of Atlanta and covers 345 square miles. According to the 2020 U.S. census, Putnam County’s population was 22,047.

What Georgia lacks in quantity of rock-climbing opportunities, it more than makes up for in quality, with many areas that are still being explored. Georgia has some excellent sites for traditional rock climbing and offers some particularly challenging overhangs. The state also offers many opportunities for bouldering, which is similar to traditional rock climbing—climbers scale large boulders instead of cliffs, and therefore the climb is much shorter and usually doesn’t require the use of safety ropes.

The post office in Savannah, pictured circa 1900, was built in 1898 at the corner of Bull and Whitaker streets. Architect William Aiken designed the building in the Renaissance-revival style. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Archives.

The Sea Island Company was a family-owned hospitality and real estate corporation that was founded in 1926. Its major operations included the management of the Cloister resort on Sea Island, which it owned, and the development and sale of real estate on Sea Island and St. Simons Island. The company was established by the Ohio automobile and aviation pioneer Howard Coffin as Sea Island Investments, Inc. In 1926 he began buying tracts of land on St.

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