Palmyra, Georgia

Palmyra is an unincorporated community in Lee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

[1] The community was named after the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria.

[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Palmyra as a town in 1840.

[3] With the construction of the railroad through the area and the concerns that the community's low elevation was prone to mosquito-borne diseases, as a result business activity shifted to nearby Albany, and the town's population dwindled.

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