Point Peter is an unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
A post office called Point Peter was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1957.[2] The community was named after one "Pint Peter", a whiskey peddler; a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected.[3] Older variant names are "Glade" and "The Glade".[1]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point Peter
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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33°59′45″N 83°00′48″W / 33.99583°N 83.01333°W
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