Montrose Banking Company:  

Founded June 1911 

Incorporators: C.R. Williams of Spann;

Clinton C. Wade, E.L. Wade, Mrs. O.J. Pierce, W.R. Cook, and H.C.

Black of Montrose, Sam Bashinski of Dublin; W.M. Allen of Allenton,

W.S. Burns and J.W. Rowland of Wrightsville, H.E. Butler and F.J.

Garbutt of Sandersville, and Joel A. Smith of Irwinton.

Directors:  C.R. Williams, J.H. Rowland, W.S. Burns, W.G. Thompson,

H.E. Butler, E.L. Wade, W.M. Allen, Joel A. Smith, and H.C. Black.

SNOW OF 1973 - DUBLIN, GA. FEB 9-11. 1973. 14.0 INCHES +/-

BERRY OAKLEY of the Allman Brothers at Dublin dance

Berry Oakely, bass player of the Allman Brothers Band, playing at a dance at the National Guard Armory in Dublin as a member of the group, The Roemans.

DUBLIN'S OLDEST BRICK HOUSE

Dublin Oldest Brick House was built circa 1909 by merchant J.S. Almond.  It still stands on North Monroe Street between the old Townsend Funeral Home and Morris Bank.  Dublin's first brick house was built by brick maker L..A. Chapman at 309 East Gaines Street in the 1890s. Razed in the 1990s.

CORDELL GREEN FORD COMPANY - DUBLIN, GA.

CORDELL GREEN FORD COMPANY

Owned and operated by Clayton Cordell and Harry Green

East Jackson Street

Dublin, GA 

Dublin's City Hall - Before the After

DUBLIN CITY HALL

CIRCA 1958

Many of you may know that Dublin's City Hall was once Dublin's High School

You may know that it was built in 1902.

What you may not know is that before it became the City Hall complete with a City Auditorium, the building was complete gutted and rebuilt as shown in this remarkable photograph by Dublin photographer, Irene Claxton.

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1951 CEDAR GROVE STATE CHAMPIONS

1951 CLASS C

GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIONS

CEDAR GROVE GIRLS

(35-1)

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left to right

Ouida Mae Turner, Moena Faulk, Geneva Young, Marilyn Wommack, Ouida Dixon, Edwina Davidson, Alethia Burch, (standing on right: Jackie Gilder, Hazel Browning,) Coach Lester Farr              

OCONEE RIVER BRIDGE, DUBLIN, GEORGIA 1921-1953

OCONEE RIVER BRIDGE

Dublin, Georgia

Built 1920-21 

Dismantled 1953

This bridge, costing $190,000.00 in Federal funds  to construct, was completed on May 4, 1921.  The bridge, built by the Southern Bridge Company originally spanned 1526 feet in length. 

The roadway was 20 feet wide.  The bridge, lit by electric lights, had pedestrian sidewalks on both sides. 

The bridge was built of mostly concrete, except the center steel span, which was designed to spin at a 90-degree angle to allow tall boats to pass underneath. 

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Hargrove Gym

HARGROVE GYMNASIUM 

Stubbs Park

Dublin High Schoo.l Gym

North Calhoun Street

1930s to1950s

Named for Dublin City School Superintendent 

A.J. Hargrove

Currently occupied by Stubbs Park Gym

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On the Farm

These three outstanding photographs depict H.D. Joiner.  The third photo depicts his grandson, Jim Richardson, who donated these photos.  The first two were taken of Mr. Joiner, who was once selected as a Master Farmer by Progressive Farmer Magazine, in the mid 1930s.  

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