Bolivar, Georgia
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Bolivar is an unincorporated community in Bartow County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.{{GNIS|331204}}
History
Bolivar had its start as a depot on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=22 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} A post office called Bolivar was established in 1888, and closed in 1901.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=GA&county=Bartow | title=Bartow County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=23 April 2015}} The community was named for Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan statesman and military leader who led several South American nations to independence from the Spanish Empire.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3382%2C223255 | title=Bartow County | work=Calhoun Times | date=September 1, 2004 | accessdate=23 April 2015 | pages=15}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Bartow County, Georgia
Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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