Midway, Georgia
| Midway, Georgia | |
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| City | |
| Motto: "A growing city with a hometown feel" | |
 Location in Liberty County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 31°48′00″N 81°24′44″W / 31.80000°N 81.41222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Liberty |
| Settled | 1752 |
| Incorporated | 1925 |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km2) |
| • Land | 5.6 sq mi (14.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,121 |
| • Density | 196.4/sq mi (75.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31320 |
| Area code(s) | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-51352 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356389 |
Midway is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. Midway is situated near Savannah, Brunswick, St. Simons Island, and Jekyll Island. The population was 2,121 as of the 2010 census.
Midway has several museums, including the Midway Museum and Cemetery and the Dorchester Academy Museum. Midway is surrounded by wetlands. There are also two islands, Colonel's Island and Dolphin Island.
Midway's history dates back to the 18th century. Puritans migrated to St. John's Parish, Georgia from Dorchester, South Carolina in 1752 and established several settlements including what was later to become the Midway community. In 1752 the Council of Georgia granted the settlers 31,950 acres (129.3 km2), as colonial officials wanted a large number of settlers in the area to protect them from the Creek Indians. The original settlers were primarily rice planters and the Midway settlers developed a strong agricultural economy aided by the 1,500 slaves they brought from South Carolina.
The settlers in the area took an early stand for independence. In May 1775, Lyman Hall (a Midway Church member) was sent to the Continental Congress as a delegate from the parish of St. John. A year later Hall and St. John's Parish resident Button Gwinnett (along with George Walton of Augusta) signed the Declaration of Independence. Another Midway resident, Nathan Brownson, served in the Continental Congress from 1776 to 1778, but did not sign the Declaration. In 1777 St. John's Parish, St. Andrew's Parish, and St. James' Parish combined to become Liberty County.
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