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After returning home in 1922, Jesse Jewell coaxed Depression-era farmers into raising chickens, pioneering integrated processing that turned Gainesville into the self-proclaimed Poultry Capital of the World and launched Georgia's modern broiler industry.
Jesse Jewell is a historical marker in Gainesville, Hall County. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Hall County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.2960, -83.8280 near Gainesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dixie Hunt Hotel (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hall County Jail, Lyman Hall, and Lt.-Gen. James Longstreet.
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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