Schley County GaArchives Photo place.....Pond Town Historic Marker March 20 2004
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Pond Town (1812-1859)

Pond Town named for it's proximity to several towns, had beginnings as a relay 
station for the stagecoach station which ran from Hamburg to Preston.  Some 
say white men were living in the area as early as 1808, certainly by 1812.

Located on the border between Sumter and Marion counties, Pond Town became a 
lively little community with horse racing and whiskey drinking as favorite 
amusements.  A post office was established in 1833 with Lovit B. Smith as 
postmaster.

In 1840, there was a migration of some 20 families which almost depopulated 
Pond Town.  At this date there was as yet no church building.  A Baptist 
congregation was organized in 1843.

Schley County was formed in 1857 and a central site was chosen as the county 
seat.  This site, Ellaville, was 1/2 mile north of Pond Town.  Ellaville's 
character in 1859 effectively sealed Pond Town's fate, and several families 
moved their houses to the new site. 

Today the site of Pond Town is occupied by the city cemetery.


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