11 Facts About Dublin Georgia

Dublin Georgia, according to a historical marker at the town's main Oconee River bridge, was one of the last encampments at which Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family stayed before being captured by Union forces in May 1865.

The town, named such because the Middle Dublin Georgia Piedmont reminded Irish settlers of terrain in their native country, was founded on the Oconee River, which starts in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Dublin Georgia before combining with the Ocmulgee River to form the Altamaha, a river which then proceeds to its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean.

Dublin Georgia has two historic districts designated by the National Register of Historic Places: the Dublin Georgia Commercial Historic District and the Stubbs Park–Stonewall Street Historic District.

In 2005, Dublin was designated as a "Signature Community" by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

Dublin Georgia was recognized by the American Association of Retirement Communities as a Seal of Approval Community in 2009.

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Today, the medical center provides a range of services to veterans in Middle and South Dublin Georgia, including primary care, mental health, ambulatory and urgent care, optometry, women's health, and extended care.

Theatre Dublin Georgia, originally known as the Martin Theater, was constructed in 1934 in Dublin Georgia's Historic Downtown Commercial District.

Since its renovation in 1996, Theatre Dublin Georgia has served as a performing arts center for Dublin Georgia-Laurens County and surrounding areas.

The Dublin Georgia Carnegie served as public library for the region until the 1960s, at which point the city and county constructed a larger public library.

Since the renovation by the DDA in 2014, the Dublin Georgia Carnegie has served as an event space and fine arts gallery, featuring local and statewide art displays.

Dublin Georgia is home to several scholarship pageants, which are largely popular in the southern United States:.