FUN FACTS ABOUT DUBLIN AND LAURENS COUNTY
KISSIN' KIN
1) Dublin and Laurens County have been the homes of the parent(s) of World Boxing Champion Sugar Ray Robinson, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Television News Anchor Katie Couric, Fox News White House Correspondent Wendell Goler, Dave Haywood, member of the Country Music group Lady Antebellum, novelist Carson McCullers, Governor Ernest Vandiver and inventor of the personal computer Dr. Edward Roberts..
2) Dublin and Laurens County have been the homes of the children of baseball superstar Ty Cobb, (Ty Cobb, Jr.) Georgia Senator, Governor and Confederate Senator Herschel V. Johnson (Herschel V. Johnson, Jr. and Gertrude Johnson Stubbs,), and Maryland Governor Louis Lowe (Victorie Lowe Stubbs)
3) Dublin and Laurens County have been the homes of the grandparent(s) of television actor Dan "Hoss Cartwright" Blocker, legendary blues singer Bobby Blue Bland and movie director Spike Lee.
4) Laurens County was the home of the great grandfather of First Lady Rosalyn Carter ( )
5) Laurens County was the home of the great great grandmother of President Bill Clinton. ( )
6) Elizabeth C. Hallman, a one-time resident of Laurens County, was the great granddaughter of Christian composer William B. Bradbury, who wrote "Jesus Loves Me" and "He Leadeth Me."
7) Laurens County was the home of the spouses of Georgia governor Marvin Griffin (Laura Jane Snider and the legendary big band leader, Tommy Darsey (Jane New.)
GEOGRAPHY
8) With 807.3 square miles of area, Laurens County is the 3rd largest county in Georgia and second in land area.
9) Laurens County, with 278.3, has the highest mileage of state highways in Georgia along 10 state highways and four Federal highways. 1t's 1440.3 miles is the highest number of road mileage in the state for any county outside of the Metro Atlanta area.
10) According to the latest statistics, there are sixty people per square mile in Laurens County.
11) Laurens County's land area is two-thirds of that of the State of Rhode Island and one-third of Delaware.
12) Laurens County has more land area than the world's 12 smallest countries combined.
13) Dublin' longitude of 82.9183° W puts in a line with Columbus, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan, which are generally considered to be a part of the Midwest.
14) Dublin's latitude of 32.5375 puts it on a plane with the old world cities of Nazareth, Shanghai and Tripoli.
15) Interstate Highway 16, officially designated as Georgia State Highway 404, is the first and only non-loop, non-bypass intrastate interstate highway in Georgia.
16) The four bridges on Holiday Road over Turkey Creek are the largest 1920 and before group of bridges in Georgia.
17) In the 1910 Census, Laurens County with its 35,502 persons enumerated was the 6th largest county in Georgia.
18) From 1900 to 1910, Laurens County was second to Fulton County as Georgia's fastest growing county.
GEOLOGY
19) The soil and the rocks of Laurens County were formed during the Cretaceous period ranging from 145 to 65 million years ago.
20) Fossils found in Dublin and Laurens County include the Cassidulus (Sea Urchin), Scutella (Sand Dollar) Glycemeris (clam) and Pecten Poulsoni (Scallop) proving that our county once lay beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
21) Along Highway 26 and across the southeastern quarter of the county are outcroppings of Alatmaha Grit Sandstone which were formed 23 to 34 million years ago.
22) Substantial earthquakes struck Laurens County in 1811-12 (New Madrid), November 1, 1875, August 31, 1886 (Charleston) and October 22, 1912.
23) The "Sawyer Site" located at the end of Sportsmen's Club Road at the Oconee River is believed to be the oldest known Woodland Period Native American site in Georgia.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
24) In the 1830s, the primary route of the Central of Georgia Railroad was somewhat direct line between Macon and Savannah bringing it through Laurens County.
25) In 1956, the Congress of the United States passed a measure to establish a B-52 bomber base northwest of Dublin at the Laurens County Airport. The measure was vetoed by President Dwight Eisenhower.
26) In the late 1940s, Dublin was on the short list for the location of the United States Air Force Academy.
KISSIN' KIN
2) Dublin and Laurens County have been the homes of the children of baseball superstar Ty Cobb, (Ty Cobb, Jr.) Georgia Senator, Governor and Confederate Senator Herschel V. Johnson (Herschel V. Johnson, Jr. and Gertrude Johnson Stubbs,), and Maryland Governor Louis Lowe (Victorie Lowe Stubbs)
3) Dublin and Laurens County have been the homes of the grandparent(s) of television actor Dan "Hoss Cartwright" Blocker, legendary blues singer Bobby Blue Bland and movie director Spike Lee.
4) Laurens County was the home of the great grandfather of First Lady Rosalyn Carter ( )
5) Laurens County was the home of the great great grandmother of President Bill Clinton. ( )
6) Elizabeth C. Hallman, a one-time resident of Laurens County, was the great granddaughter of Christian composer William B. Bradbury, who wrote "Jesus Loves Me" and "He Leadeth Me."
7) Laurens County was the home of the spouses of Georgia governor Marvin Griffin (Laura Jane Snider and the legendary big band leader, Tommy Darsey (Jane New.)
GEOGRAPHY
8) With 807.3 square miles of area, Laurens County is the 3rd largest county in Georgia and second in land area.
9) Laurens County, with 278.3, has the highest mileage of state highways in Georgia along 10 state highways and four Federal highways. 1t's 1440.3 miles is the highest number of road mileage in the state for any county outside of the Metro Atlanta area.
10) According to the latest statistics, there are sixty people per square mile in Laurens County.
11) Laurens County's land area is two-thirds of that of the State of Rhode Island and one-third of Delaware.
12) Laurens County has more land area than the world's 12 smallest countries combined.
13) Dublin' longitude of 82.9183° W puts in a line with Columbus, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan, which are generally considered to be a part of the Midwest.
14) Dublin's latitude of 32.5375 puts it on a plane with the old world cities of Nazareth, Shanghai and Tripoli.
15) Interstate Highway 16, officially designated as Georgia State Highway 404, is the first and only non-loop, non-bypass intrastate interstate highway in Georgia.
16) The four bridges on Holiday Road over Turkey Creek are the largest 1920 and before group of bridges in Georgia.
17) In the 1910 Census, Laurens County with its 35,502 persons enumerated was the 6th largest county in Georgia.
18) From 1900 to 1910, Laurens County was second to Fulton County as Georgia's fastest growing county.
GEOLOGY
19) The soil and the rocks of Laurens County were formed during the Cretaceous period ranging from 145 to 65 million years ago.
20) Fossils found in Dublin and Laurens County include the Cassidulus (Sea Urchin), Scutella (Sand Dollar) Glycemeris (clam) and Pecten Poulsoni (Scallop) proving that our county once lay beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
21) Along Highway 26 and across the southeastern quarter of the county are outcroppings of Alatmaha Grit Sandstone which were formed 23 to 34 million years ago.
22) Substantial earthquakes struck Laurens County in 1811-12 (New Madrid), November 1, 1875, August 31, 1886 (Charleston) and October 22, 1912.
23) The "Sawyer Site" located at the end of Sportsmen's Club Road at the Oconee River is believed to be the oldest known Woodland Period Native American site in Georgia.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
24) In the 1830s, the primary route of the Central of Georgia Railroad was somewhat direct line between Macon and Savannah bringing it through Laurens County.
25) In 1956, the Congress of the United States passed a measure to establish a B-52 bomber base northwest of Dublin at the Laurens County Airport. The measure was vetoed by President Dwight Eisenhower.
26) In the late 1940s, Dublin was on the short list for the location of the United States Air Force Academy.
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