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==History== The town was originally named Sol, Georgia from June to August 1880 then the town name was changed to Horace, Georgia. The town name was later changed to Oak Park, Georgia in 1904. In 1914 a [[murder–suicide]] committed by local farmer J.A. Eubanks got national news coverage.{{r|ap1914}}{{r|atlanta}} He murdered his wife and two daughters with an axe, set fire to some farm buildings, and shot himself in the head. Before killing himself, he woke a neighbor and told them what he had done. He did leave a suicide note.{{r|ap1914}} Several structures were destroyed in the fire, including houses of others. He had even cut the rope for the well bucket to keep the fire from being put out.{{r|atlanta}} In a December 14, 1934 [[municipal election]], Oak Park elected a mayor and five-person town council composed entirely of women.{{r|ap}} The election of an all-woman government was a first for Georgia, and novel enough that the event was covered by [[Associated Press]]{{r|ap}} and [[United Press]]{{r|upi}} news stories, both calling it "[[Petticoat government (phrase)|Petticoat Rule]]".{{r|ap}}{{r|upi}} It was not a surprise to the town however, as the all-woman slate had been nominated by men when the previous mayor retired{{r|upi}} and no men volunteered to replace him.{{r|ap}} Some in the town apparently dissented, as the jail was set ablaze the night before the election{{r|upi}} and dynamite blasts were set off after it, damaging buildings.{{r|ap}} Despite that, Mrs. Solomon S. Youmans (the wife of a local physician) was elected mayor, and the council consisted of Mrs. J.D. Tyson, Mrs. G.C. Corbin, Mrs. J.J. Powell, Mrs. G.C. Williamson and Miss Ada Belle Thompson.{{r|upi}}
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