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Grew up near Blue Springs, whose waters fed the Swords Distillery, and incorporated in 1909 with a bank, school, jail, and a Georgia Railroad depot. Prohibition killed the distillery; fire destroyed the commercial center in the 1980s.
Historical Marker
Swords
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About this site
Swords is a historical marker in Buckhead, Morgan County, erected in 2007. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Morgan County, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.5456, -83.3072 near Buckhead. The nearest cataloged historic site is The March to the Sea (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Park's Mill, The Oconee River Railroad Bridge, and Mount Zion Cemetery.
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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