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On June 2, 1932, nineteen-year-old George Perry pulled a 22-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass from Montgomery Lake, a slough off the Ocmulgee. His Depression-era catch stood as the world record for decades; the largemouth is now Georgia's state fish.
World Record Bass is a historical marker in Jacksonville, Telfair County, erected in 1984. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Telfair County, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.8351, -82.8738 near Jacksonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Clark Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Shaw Cemetery, Clark Cemetery Number 2, and Dopson 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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