Grand Prairie is a swamp in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

Grand Prairie was so named on account of a fanciful resemblance to Western prairies.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Prairie (Georgia)
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

30°40′21″N 82°13′17″W / 30.67250°N 82.22139°W / 30.67250; -82.22139

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