1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27 — Valdosta

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VALDOSTA, a city and the county-seat of Lowndes county, Georgia, U.S.A, , about 155 m. S.W. of Savannah. Pop. (1890) 2845; (1900) 5613 (2958 negroes); (1910) 7656. Valdosta is served by the Atlantic Coast Line, the Georgia Southern & Florida, and the Georgia & Florida railways. The city has a public library; the principal public buildings are the County Court House and the Federal building. Valdosta is in a rich farming and forest country; among its manufactures are cotton products, lumber, &c. The city owns and operates the water works. Valdosta was first settled in 1859, was incorporated as a town in 1860, and was chartered as a city in 1901.

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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27 — Valdosta

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