Site of U.S. Post Office Reynoldsville, Georgia / Reuben Arthur Reynolds

Site of U.S. Post Office Reynoldsville, Georgia / Reuben Arthur Reynolds (HM11OD)

Location: Donalsonville, GA 39845 Seminole County
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N 30° 52.322', W 84° 46.662'

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Side 1: Site of U.S. Post Office Reynoldsville, Georgia

On this site was situated the Reynoldsville Post Office from April 5, 1898 to April 20, 1913. The community was named by the Post Office Department in honor of Reuben Arthur Reynolds who served as its first postmaster. He was a pioneer environmentalist who practiced forestry management and soil conservation on his vast land holdings of several thousand acres. Reynolds erected the post office building directly across the road in front of his home. After the Reynoldsville Post Office was discontinued, the building was used as a jail before it was razed about 1945.

Side 2: Reuben Arthur Reynolds

This prominent agriculturist was born in Clinton, North Carolina on November 4, 1848. In 1850 he moved with his family to Decatur County, Georgia. At the age of 15 he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a private in Company I, Third Regiment Infantry, Georgia Reserves. Reynolds was married four times and fathered twelve children whom he taught to be frugal and faithful stewards of the land. He was an active and faithful member of Bethany Baptist Church. Reynolds died on September 21, 1922 and is interred in the Bethany Cemetery.
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HM NumberHM11OD
Series This marker is part of the Postal Mail and Philately series
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Year Placed1991
Placed ByHistoric Chattahoochee Commission and the Descendants of R. A. Reynolds
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 11:49am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 712462 N 3417535
Decimal Degrees30.87203333, -84.77770000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 52.322', W 84° 46.662'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 52' 19.32" N, 84° 46' 39.72" W
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Area Code(s)229
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 520 Co Rd 12, Donalsonville GA 39845, US
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