Kingsland

Kingsland Drinking Water Report Info
Praising 100 Years of Service to Kingsland Citizens In 1788, the King family purchased a lot of land west of St. Marys. The Kings named the estate Woodlawn. The extraordinary grandson of John King, William King, later manufactured home on "Ruler's Land." On Christmas day in 1893, the primary traveller train (the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, the present CSX Railroad) folded into Camden County directly over King's property. As Mr. William King's home was the just one in the site, the railroad organization named the region "Lords Land." With the happening to the railroad, individuals from all territories started to work in and around Kings Land getting another time underway. After the railroad was created, William Henry King mapped out the town to be situated on his property and named it in his respect. Stores and organizations were open and he turned into the main chairman when the City of Kingsland was joined in 1908. Probably, this was the point at which the town's two-word title turned out to be just a single word. The first Kingsland paper was distributed on April 5, 1895, by the Southeast Georgian Construction Kingsland was expanding and avenues were evaluated, lamp fuel streetlights were introduced in the business areas, and a correctional facility was assembled. That equivalent year, the principal bank (State Bank of Kingsland) was set up and was situated on Railroad Ave. It is informed that the primary bank theft was in 1928 and the bank's unique clerk, Mr. Perry was slaughtered in that theft. Resident's Bank was worked after WWII and was situated on Lee St. which is otherwise called Hwy 17. It is presently situated on King St. or then again Hwy 40. That equivalent year, the country's first Maine to Miami street, referred to in Georgia as the Dixie Highway, was being arranged, although it wouldn't open and go through Kingsland until 1927. Until that time the vast majority utilized the St Marys River ship to cross to and fro between St Marys and Kingsland. Before the widespread utilization of cars, water traffic was a fundamental method for transportation for the occupants and organizations of Kingsland. Other than the ship, there were other enormous vessels accessible for travellers to use from Kingsland that was approx four miles south of town. Railroads The rails likewise had a significant influence on movement between St Marys and Kingsland. On July 11, 1908 traveller administration was started on the St Marys-Kingsland Railroad and traveller autos were regularly used to move individuals, yet in some cases, they needed to impart space to the payload. In 1911 an engine vehicle that resembled a conveyance wagon was structured and put into the activity. In the late 1920s, "The Trolley" was fabricated that was a case shape contraption with a wooden body on a Model T undercarriage..