Editing Shellman, Georgia (section)

==History==
Shellman was incorporated in 1883. It was originally named Ward, in honor of John P. Ward, whose vision helped to bring the South-Western Rail Road to the area and to place a depot in the spot that would become the center of the town.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.a0001991090?urlappend=%3Bseq=324%3Bownerid=113475300-328 |title=Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 1882-83 |volume=III |location=Milledgeville, Ga. |pages=318–320| hdl=2027/uc1.a0001991090?urlappend=%3Bseq=324 }}</ref>

Only two years later, the name of the town was changed to Shellman, in honor of Major R. F. Shellman, General Traffic Manager of the Central of Georgia Railroad. Major Shellman was a promoter of the young town and a donor to the construction of its new school, the Shellman Institute.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433009066964?urlappend=%3Bseq=393%3Bownerid=13510798903636960-397 |title=Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 1884-85 |date=1884–85 |volume=III |publication-place=Atlanta, GA |pages=387| hdl=2027/nyp.33433009066964?urlappend=%3Bseq=393 }}</ref>  <ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=204 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

The [[Shellman Historic District]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=85001935}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shellman Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Carolyn Brooks |date=April 8, 1985 |accessdate=August 15, 2017}} (includes map). With {{NRHP url|id=85001935|photos=y|title=47 photos from 1984}}.</ref>

The Randolph County Georgia Historical Society [https://randolphhistoricalsociety.com/]  has published two documents on the history of Shellman.

* ''A History of Shellman (1827-1950)'' [https://randolphhistoricalsociety.com/historyshellman]
* ''Historic Buildings of Shellman (1830-1950)'', including
** A catalogue of over 400 structures, with details of the ownership history and of the owners [https://randolphhistoricalsociety.com/history-of-shellman/shellman-buildings]
** Interactive maps which provide a brief description of the buildings as well as major land holdings around Shellman [https://randolphhistoricalsociety.com/maps-of-shellman].