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Summertown originated as Summerville in the 1850's as a summer refuge from malaria for well-to-do families of Burke County. They built elaborate summer homes and established historic Summerville Academy, chartered March 4, 1856. A post office was granted in 1876 with C. I. Hughes as postmaster. Present Summertown was incorporated in 1906.
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Summertown, Georgia · United States
