Meldrim, Georgia
Meldrim is an unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia, United States, located about 17 miles northwest of Savannah.[1][2] It is named for Peter Meldrim, a nineteenth century politician, judge and army officer from Georgia.[3]
It is the site of a paper mill, and is noted for a 1959 railway disaster.[4][5]
Notes
- ^ Geographical Dictionary of the World, p. 1150 (Heilprin and Heilprin, eds., Logos Press, 1990 reprint of 1906 original).
- ^ Meldrim, Georgia
- ^ Savannah Now
- ^ International Paper Company
- ^ Georgia Railway Disaster of 1959