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title: "Woodstock History"
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summary: "Woodstock History documents the development of Woodstock, Georgia from its first settlements in the 1820s through early 1900s, highlighting pivotal moments like the 1879 railroad arrival and the 1897 city charter. Key institutions including Woodstock Academy, the Bank of Woodstock, and the City School were established, transforming the community from farms and mills into a thriving commercial center."
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# Woodstock History

WOODSTOCK HISTORY dwightw52 2021-06-22T13:09:40-04:00 1820 1820s – 1830s First settlements… farms, roads, bridges, and mills. Early churches, including Enon Baptist, are established. First Postmaster is appointed, 1833. 1870 1870s Woodstock Academy, a subscription school, is established, very near this location. Businesses … general stores, livery stables … have opened. 1879 1879 The railroad arrives, a pivotal point in the City’s history, touching every aspect of daily life. It delivered the mail and made possible the shipment of goods and services, directly affecting the cotton market. First depot is built on the west side of the tracks. 1888 1888 J.H. Johnston Company, a general merchandise and cotton brokerage, opens. The business thrived, expanded to warehouses, a cotton gin, and the Bank of Woodstock. 1897 1897 The Woodstock City Charter is granted by the Georgia legislature on December 8th. City limits are set at ¾ mile north and south of depot, and ½ mile east and west of railroad tracks. Nathan Fowler is first mayor. Population: 300 1905 1905 The Bank of Woodstock is established. 1906 1906 Woodstock City School is chartered. The building would be erected later on land purchased from the Will Dean family. Dean’s Drug Store opens. 1910 Population: 442 1912 1912 A new depot (combination freight and passenger) is built on the east side of the tracks. The structure would later be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, the only such listing in Woodstock.