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Jennifer

May 26, 2020

The town of Preston has a very rich history, beginning as the first white settlement in the area following the forced migration of the Creek Indians in 1836, only two years before the infamous “Trail of Tears” which attempted to eradicate troublesome native populations in the state. The original settlement was named McIntosh but was changed to Preston when the name of the county was changed from Kinchafoonee to Webster in 1853 and Preston became it’s county seat. The Webster County Courthouse in Preston was the site of the first Confederate flag raising in the state of Georgia which took place March 31, 1861. The flagpole was destroyed at the end of the civil war by Union troops stationed in Preston. One of Preston’s most famous sons was Sen. Walter F. George, namesake of the Walter F. George Reservoir and Lock and Dam, also known as Lake Eufaula. Born in 1878 in a sharecropper’s cabin near Preston, Ga., Walter F. George went on to become one of the most influential political figures in the state of Georgia. George served 34 years in the U.S. Senate and was a member of 12 committees and chaired five, including the Senate Finance Committee, guiding legislation to finance W.W. II. As chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee he pushed for lend-lease legislation that kept U.S. allies strong in W.W. II. Senator George was appointed as special ambassador to NATO by President Eisenhower after retiring from the senate in 1956. Today, Preston in a bustling community of 453 proud residents. That concludes today’s history lesson. Thanks for reading!

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