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St. Marys' economy turned industrial after an 1870s turpentine boom and a riverside paper plant, culminating in Gilman Paper Company's 1940 kraft mill, the county's economic engine until it closed in 2002.
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Industry finds St. Marys:
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About this site
Industry finds St. Marys: is a historical marker in St. Marys, Camden County, erected in 2016. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Camden County, among 70 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 30.7216, -81.5541 near St. Marys. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Forgotten Battle (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Forgotten Battle’s, Georgia’s Coastal Gem:, and Shipbuilding Launched in St. Marys.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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