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The highway at this point was originally known as the Blackshear Road. It was planned and cut out in 1815 by Major Elijah Blackshear and a company of Georgia Volunteer Militia. The road gained fame as the alternative route used by General David Blackshear during his defense against the threatened invasion of Georgia's southern border in the War of 1812.
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Eastman, Georgia · United States
