SOWEGA History

4. First showing of this movie was in Thomas county at the former Melrose Plantation prior to the 1939 premiere in Atlanta.
7. City originally known as Ochlockoney until incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1859.
9. Most populated Native American Societies. Forced to move west of the Mississippi River in the 19th century.
12. Number of counties in Southwest Georgia
13. City incorporated in 1958 and named after the granddaughter of a Revolutionary general from whom which the county is named after.
16. County named after the seventh Vice President of the U.S.
18. Site of the last surviving Confederate flagpole.
20. Founder of Albany, GA (2 words)
22. Native American tribe that Albany was aquired from

1. Place where former President Jimmy Carter was born and raised.
2. County who's original county seat was in Starksville, GA
3. During the Civil War, hosted a Confederate prison camp and cemetary.
5. One of several endangered species living in SOWEGA (2 words)
6. University of ____ owns a 512 acre research and education center in Sumpter County.
8. Known as the "Metropolis of Southwest Georgia"
9. Main cash crop until the boll wevil spread in 1915.
10. County who's first known inhabitants were Apalachee Native Americans and named for Zachary Taylor's son-in-law.
11. Parts of this county was used to create other counties such as Thomas, Grady, and Seminole.
14. SOWEGA is home to Seminole State Park and the Kolomoki ____ .
15. Location for the arrest of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1961.
17. Founder of Albany held a monopoly for ferry and bridge rights across this river (2 words)
19. County formed from part of Baker County, becoming Georgia's 123rd county.
21. The Marine Corps Logistics Base is Albany's ____ single employer.