Editing Alapaha, Georgia (section)

==Government==
Alapaha was incorporated in 1881 by an act (Law #433) of the General Assembly of the Georgia legislature. That act set forth the framework for its municipal government, specifying that there be a mayor, aldermen, regular elections, taxes, licensing of "ten-pin alleys, billiard and pool tables, and other establishments calculated to encourage idleness" as well as "spiritous liquors." The corporate limits of the town were set at a quarter-mile from the junction of Main and Center streets in every direction.<ref>TOWN OF ALAPAHA INCORPORATED,''Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia.''1880-81. Law#433.  Vol. I, p. 484.</ref>

In its entire history, the town has only grown ¾ of a square mile, despite early efforts to promote it for development.

Alapaha's city hall is located in the former depot that once served the [[Brunswick and Albany Railroad]], the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]], and the [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]].