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Goggans was named for the family of John F. Goggans. He donated the land for the railroad station, general store, where the post office was located, and access land to the Union Primitive Baptist Church. At different times, the town was also known as Goggins Station and Goggansville. John F. Goggans was born in South Carolina in 1802. He married Rebecca Pitts in 1824. They founded Goggans in November, 1834 and lived there until their deaths. John, Rebecca and many descendants are buried in Union Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. Goggans General Store provided merchandise and postal services to the community until 1958.
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| HM Number | HM7AF |
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| Marker Condition |   8 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 11:57am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 771337 N 3663494 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.07621667, -84.09338333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 4.573', W 84° 5.603' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 4' 34.38" N, 84° 5' 36.18" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 404, 770, 706, 478, 678 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 859 Johnstonville Rd, Barnesville GA 30204, US |
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Good condition, could use some weeding around flower bed and General store
May 20, 2019 at 6:39pm PDT by lostnwild52
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