Editing Dillard, Georgia (section)

== History ==
[[John Dillard]] settled in the area around what is now Dillard with his son, James Dillard,<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=62 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> ''circa'' 1823. James took title to {{convert|1000|acre|km2}} of land by purchasing the lottery rights of land holders in Rabun County. John Dillard served as a lieutenant in the Virginia Militia in the American Revolution, during which he was in the [[Battle of Guilford Court House]] and other battles. Both James and John were residents of [[Buncombe County, North Carolina]] prior to their settlement on lands now comprising Dillard.

The small town is now known primarily for the [[Dillard House]], a regionally well-known inn, restaurant and conference center that serves traditional southern fare. John M. Dillard of [[Greenville, South Carolina]], has extensively documented the history of John Dillard and his descendants.

The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated the place in 1906 as the "Town of Dillard".<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Bs4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA676|year=1906|publisher=J. Johnston|page=676}}</ref>