Editing Eastman, Georgia

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'''Eastman''' is a city in [[Dodge County, Georgia|Dodge County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 5,658 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 4,962 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1325552| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Eastman city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 21, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The city was named after William Pitt Eastman, a native of Massachusetts who purchased a large tract of land along the [[Macon and Brunswick Railroad]], and settled a city on the site.

In the 19th century, this was a center of the timber and sawmill industry. During the Great Depression in 1937, the first [[Stuckey's]] Pecan Shoppe, once well-known along roadways throughout the United States, was founded in Eastman.

==History==
The first permanent settlement of the area took place in 1840.<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=68 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The population continued to grow when, in 1869, a station was built for the newly constructed [[Macon and Brunswick Railroad]] which passed through the area, stimulating an economic boom. The settlement was originally named '''Levison''' and was renamed Eastman by December 1869.
Eastman was designated as the seat of newly formed Dodge County in 1871. It was incorporated as a town in 1873 and as a city in 1905.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA228 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=228| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> Eastman is named for W. P. Eastman, who, with W. E. Dodge, presented the county with a courthouse.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n111 112]}}</ref>

During that same time period, [[Ira Roe Foster]], former [[Quartermaster General]] of Georgia, operated a [[sawmill]] in Dodge County. In 1869, Foster built a residence in what would become Eastman. Foster was one of many who came to the area to participate in the timber and sawmill boom.

During the boom, it was estimated that, on average, there was one mill every two miles along the industrial corridor created by the Macon and Brunswick Railroad.<ref name="Wetherington2001">{{cite book| author=Mark V. Wetherington| title=The New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia, 1860-1910 - Timber Is King| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Bx5HIcsh2EC&pg=PA113| date=1 September 2001| publisher=Univ. of Tennessee Press| isbn=978-1-57233-168-6| pages=113–114}}</ref> Unlike earlier eras, when timber was transported downstream in large river rafts, sawmills along the industrial corridor shipped their timber by rail. In his book ''The New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia 1860-1910'', author Mark V. Wetherington states: "Ira R. Foster shipped lumber to [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]], where it was loaded onto timber schooners and transported to international markets like [[Liverpool]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], and [[Havana]]."<ref name="Wetherington2001" /> When Eastman was incorporated in 1872, Foster served as its first mayor.<ref name="Cobb">{{cite web| last = Philip Cobb| first = Mrs. Wilton| title= History of Dodge County| url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dodge/history/other/gms545historyo.txt| date = 1932| access-date= 27 October 2013 }}</ref>

In the early years of the 20th century, racial tensions increased between the white and black communities in and about Eastman, resulting in a number of documented lynchings. In one instance, a man misidentified as the rapist Ed Claus was murdered before the real Claus was identified, apprehended, and lynched.<ref name="lynch">{{cite book|author= Ralph Ginzburg|title= 100 Years of Lynchings|publisher= Black Press Classic|isbn= 978-0-933121-18-8|pages= [https://archive.org/details/100yearsoflynchi00ralp/page/60 60–61]|year= 1965|url= https://archive.org/details/100yearsoflynchi00ralp/page/60}}</ref> In 1919, rumors that local blacks were intending to rise up and exterminate white residents, led to the murder of Eli Cooper and the burning of several black churches, which were believed to be the focal point of the uprising.<ref name="lynch2">{{cite book| author=Ralph Ginzburg| title=100 Years of Lynchings| publisher=Black Classic Press| isbn=978-0-933121-18-8| page=[https://archive.org/details/100yearsoflynchi00ralp/page/123 123]| year=1965| url=https://archive.org/details/100yearsoflynchi00ralp/page/123}}</ref>

==Geography==
Eastman is located in the center of Dodge County at {{coord|32|11|52|N|83|10|45|W|type:city}} (32.197760, -83.179271).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 23 in Georgia|U.S. Route 23]] passes through the center of town, leading northwest {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Cochran, Georgia|Cochran]] and southeast {{convert|20|mi}} to [[McRae-Helena, Georgia|McRae-Helena]]. [[U.S. Route 341]] bypasses the city on the southwest, leading west {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Hawkinsville, Georgia|Hawkinsville]] and southeast with US 23 to McRae-Helena. [[Sugar Creek (Ocmulgee River tributary)|Sugar Creek]] runs to the southwest of the city.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Eastman has a total area of {{convert|14.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.93%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

=== Climate ===
{{Weather box
| location = Eastman, Georgia
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 83
| Feb record high F = 84
| Mar record high F = 92
| Apr record high F = 95
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 110
| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 102
| Oct record high F = 102
| Nov record high F = 89
| Dec record high F = 85
| year record high F = 110
| Jan high F = 57.0
| Feb high F = 61.2
| Mar high F = 69.9
| Apr high F = 77.7
| May high F = 84.4
| Jun high F = 84.4
| Jul high F = 91.5
| Aug high F = 91.3
| Sep high F = 87.1
| Oct high F = 78.8
| Nov high F = 69.7
| Dec high F = 60.9
| year high F = 76.6
| Jan low F = 35.0
| Feb low F = 37.6
| Mar low F = 45.1
| Apr low F = 51.9
| May low F = 59.7
| Jun low F = 59.7
| Jul low F = 69.8
| Aug low F = 69.1
| Sep low F = 64.2
| Oct low F = 53.0
| Nov low F = 44.8
| Dec low F = 37.8
| year low F = 52.9
| Jan record low F = -2
| Feb record low F = 10
| Mar record low F = 15
| Apr record low F = 29
| May record low F = 39
| Jun record low F = 45
| Jul record low F = 56
| Aug record low F = 52
| Sep record low F = 36
| Oct record low F = 28
| Nov record low F = 12
| Dec record low F = 4
| year record low F = -2
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.05
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.38
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.84
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.58
| May precipitation inch = 2.93
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.53
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.12
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.90
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.33
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.73
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.18
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.67
| year precipitation inch = 46.40
| source 1 = The Weather Channel<ref name="The Weather Channel">{{Cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/ski/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/31023 |title=The Weather Channel: Monthly Averages |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=2010-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022012058/http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/ski/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/31023 |archive-date=2012-10-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| source 2 = Weatherbase<ref name=Weatherbase>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=669290&refer=|title=Historical Weather for Eastman, Georgia, United States |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=2010-06-06 }}</ref>
| date = August 2010
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1082
|1900= 1235
|1910= 2355
|1920= 2707
|1930= 3022
|1940= 3311
|1950= 3597
|1960= 5118
|1970= 5416
|1980= 5330
|1990= 5153
|2000= 5440
|2010= 4962
|2020= 5658
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Eastman racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1325552&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,778
|49.1%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,399
|42.4%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|5
|0.09%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|54
|0.95%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.07%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|182
|3.22%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|236
|4.17%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,658 people, 1,916 households, and 1,343 families residing in the city.

==Recreation==
Eastman has few recreational activities. The Dodge County Golf Club has a 9-hole golf course, a swimming pool and private golf cart selection. It is positioned next to the railroad tracks that run through the town. The Eastman-Dodge County Recreational Fields, located along the Eastman-Dublin Highway (Highway 117), offers the following public sports for kids: [[American football|football]], [[baseball]], [[Tee Ball|tee ball]], [[cheerleading]], [[Association football|soccer]], and girl's [[flag football]].

==Education==

===Dodge County School District===
Dodge County students in kindergarten to twelfth grades are in the [[Dodge County School District]], which consists of a pre-K school, two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref name=stats>{{cite web |url=http://www.school-stats.com/GA/DODGE/DODGE_COUNTY.html |title=school-stats.com |access-date=2010-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716014339/http://www.school-stats.com/GA/DODGE/DODGE_COUNTY.html |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=645&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 6, 2010.</ref> The district has 210 full-time teachers and over 3,500 students.<ref name=stats/>

*Dodge County Achievement Center/Performance Learning Center (DAC/PLC)
*Dodge County Primary School (Pre-K/2nd)
*Dodge County Elementary School (3rd/5th)
*Dodge County Middle School
*[[Dodge County High School]]<ref>[http://dhs.dodge.k12.ga.us/ Dodge County High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510010402/http://dhs.dodge.k12.ga.us/ |date=2010-05-10 }}, Retrieved July 27, 2010.</ref>

===Higher education===
[[File:Middle Georgia State College, Eastman Campus.JPG|thumb|[[Middle Georgia State University]] - Eastman Campus at the [[Heart of Georgia Regional Airport]]]]
*[[Middle Georgia State University]] &mdash; Georgia Aviation Campus (previously known as Georgia Aviation Technical College before it merged with the Middle Georgia College).<ref>[http://www.mgc.edu/aviation/ Middle Georgia College- Aviation Campus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726015753/http://www.mgc.edu/aviation/ |date=2010-07-26 }}, Retrieved July 27, 2010.</ref>

===Peabody School===
[[Peabody School (Eastman, Georgia)|Peabody School]], also known as Peabody High School, is an historic school building located on Herman Avenue in Eastman, Georgia.<ref>[http://peabodyhighsch.com/ Peabody High School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207145121/http://peabodyhighsch.com/ |date=2011-02-07 }}, Retrieved July 27, 2010.</ref> Built in 1938, it was designed by Eastman-born American architect [[Edward Columbus Hosford]], who is noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas. In the days of segregation, it was an all-black public school. It was closed in 1970 and its students were integrated into [[Dodge County High School]] and other formerly all-white public schools in Dodge County.

On November 20, 2004, the building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It was then vacant and in private ownership.

==Transportation==
===Aviation===
The [[Heart of Georgia Regional Airport]] {{Airport codes||KEZM|EZM}} serves as a general aviation airport in Eastman, on the city's eastern edge near [[Georgia State Route 46|SR&nbsp;46]]. The airport was built in 1966 to accommodate the expanding business needs of [[Stuckey's]]. The airport is home to [[Middle Georgia State University]]'s Georgia Aviation Center, the only state-supported aviation college in Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Economic Impact Report for Heart of Georgia Regional Airport|publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov/InvestSmart/Aviation/GAAirportsDocuments/Individual%20Report_EZM.pdf|date=September 2020|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>

===Highway===
*{{jct|US|23|state=GA}} 
*{{jct|US|341|state=GA}}
*{{jct|SR|27|state=GA}}
*{{jct|SR|46|state=GA}} 
*{{jct|SR|87|state=GA}}
*{{jct|SR|117|state=GA}}

== Notable people ==
*[[Terry Coleman]] — [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker of the House]] for 2003-2004 Legislative Session of [[Georgia General Assembly]]
*[[Leonard Floyd]] — linebacker for NFL's [[Atlanta Falcons]], formerly [[Chicago Bears]], [[Los Angeles Rams]], [[Buffalo Bills]], and [[San Francisco 49ers]]
*[[Ira Roe Foster]] — 19th century [[polymath]], first mayor of Eastman, [[Quartermaster General]] of the State of Georgia, [[Georgia General Assembly|state senator and representative]], [[brigadier general]] in [[Georgia Militia]], built a [[sawmill]] in Dodge County<ref name="Cobb" />
*[[Willie E. Gary]] — attorney
*[[Edward Columbus Hosford]] — architect that created courthouses; he built the [[Dodge County Courthouse (Georgia)|Dodge County Courthouse]] (1908) and the [[Peabody School (Eastman, Georgia)|Peabody School]] (1938)
*[[Martha Hudson]] — [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[Track and field athletics|athlete]] who won the [[Olympic gold medal#Olympic Games|gold medal]] in [[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics#Women.27s events|4 × 100 metre relay]] at [[1960 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Rome]]
*[[Hank Mobley]] — [[hard bop]] and [[soul jazz]] [[tenor saxophonist]] and [[composer]]
*[[Hugh Royer, Jr.]] — [[professional golfer]] who played on [[PGA Tour]] in 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
*[[Tempest Storm]] — [[stripper]] born '''Annie Blanche Banks''', [[American burlesque|burlesque star]], and [[motion picture]] actress
*[[Scott Stuckey]] — [[filmmaker]] and [[record producer]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]; creator of children's television show ''[[Pancake Mountain]]''
*[[W. S. Stuckey, Jr.]] — [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] member of [[List of United States Representatives from Georgia|United States House of Representatives]] who represented [[Georgia's 8th congressional district]] (1967–1977), president of [[Stuckey's]] (1958–1966) and later chairman of the board
*[[W. S. Stuckey, Sr.]] — founded [[Stuckey's]] in 1937

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://cityofeastman.com City of Eastman official website]
* [http://www.eastman-georgia.com/ Eastman-Dodge County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/dodge/orphans-cemetery Orphans Cemetery] historical marker

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