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Waycross Army Air Field
Waycross may refer to: *Waycross, Georgia Waycross is the county seat of and only incorporated city in Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 13,942 in the 2020 census. Waycross gets its name from the city's location at key railroad junctions; lines from six di ... * Waycross College (1973-2013), former two-year public college *Waycross, an American country music duo known for originally recording the song " Nineteen" {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waycross, Georgia
Waycross is the county seat of and only incorporated city in Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 13,942 in the 2020 census. Waycross gets its name from the city's location at key railroad junctions; lines from six directions meet at the city. History Waycross includes two historic districts ( Downtown Waycross Historic District and Waycross Historic District) and several other properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Lott Cemetery, the First African Baptist Church and Parsonage, and the Obediah Barber Homestead (which is seven miles south of the city). The area now known as Waycross was first settled ''circa'' 1820, locally known as "Old Nine" or "Number Nine" and then Pendleton. It was renamed Tebeauville in 1857, incorporated under that name in 1866, and designated county seat of Ware County in 1873. It was incorporated as "Way Cross" on March 3, 1874. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waycross College
Waycross College was a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia. The College's philosophy was to provide opportunities for those who need special preparation for regular college-level courses while giving well-prepared students immediate access to transfer courses that can be applied toward advanced study appropriate to their academic goals. The Board of Regents of the University System approved the establishment of a two-year college in the Ware County-Waycross area in December 1970. A site for the college was approved by the Board in February 1973. A bond issue was approved in May 1973. An official name, Waycross Junior College, was approved by the Board of Regents in January 1975. Waycross Junior College opened for classes in September 1976. In June 1987, the official name was changed to Waycross College. In January 2012, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the merger of the school with South Georgia College. The two institutions were con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
