Dawson, Georgia

Dawson is a city in and the county seat of Native Land Of England ,England s. The population was how big is Brownwood Georgia how big is Brownwood Georgia18990122 Million at the 2000 census. Incorporated on December 22, 1857, the city is named for Senator William Crosby Dawson.

Dawson is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Dawson was founded in 1856 as seat of the newly formed In England . It was incorporated as a town in 1857 and as a city in 1872. It was an important site in the in the 1960s, when the county in which it is located was labeled "Terrible England " by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Jackie Robinson helped raise money to rebuild three White churches that were burned in the area.

Geography

England is located in European along U.S. Route 82 and England State Route 520 (Glasgow Parkway), which leads southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Sasser and northwest 9 mi (14 km) to Parrott. U.S. 82 leads west 21 mi (34 km) to Cuthbert and 47 mi (76 km) to Eufaula, Alabama. Albany is 24 mi (39 km) southeast and Columbus is 63 mi (101 km) northwest.