Eastman, GA, United States
The Blackshear Road. At this point the highway was originally known as the Blackshear Road. It was planned and cut out, in 1815, by Major Elijah Blackshear and a company of Georgia Volunteer Militia. This road gained fame as the alternative route used by General David Blackshear during his defense o
f the threatened invasion of the Southern border of Georgia in the War of 1812.
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