Historical Marker

The Fabulous Fifty of 1906 / The Delegates

Statesboro · Bulloch County

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The Story

On December 1, 1906, fifty Bulloch leaders gathered in Savannah and out-bid rival counties to win the district's agricultural school, some nearly emptying their bank accounts. Their gamble grew into Georgia Southern University.

About this site

The Fabulous Fifty of 1906 / The Delegates is a historical marker in Statesboro, Bulloch County. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Bulloch County, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4487, -81.7815 near Statesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jaeckel Hotel (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Georgia Theater, Dover & Statesboro Railroad, and Willie McTell Trail.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.4487, -81.7815 · Statesboro, Bulloch County

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