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Philomath, Georgia is a small unincorporated community located in the southeastern corner of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA at an elevation of 646 feet (197 m). == History == Philomath was settled around 1829, and the city was first called Woodstock. The nearest post office was a stage coach stop between Atlanta and Augusta about four miles away. The people of Woodstock wanted their own post office. When the approval for one came, the name had to be changed because there was another Woodstock in Georgia. The city was home to an all-boys boarding school, Reid Academy, to which boys came from all over the south to attend. The school was known throughout the state as one of the finest educational institutions of its time.〔Nelda Vaughn, ''Philomath'', Philomath, Georgia: 1972〕 Robert Toombs and Alexander Stephens were frequent visitors to the city and often made speeches at the school. Stephens suggested that the city’s name should be changed to Philomath which means a place of learning, because the school was such an important aspect to the community.〔Lena Smith Wise, ''The Story of Oglethorpe County'', Lexington, Georgia: 1980〕 Much of the early history of Philomath was centered on the Academy. The school buildings were eventually torn down and replaced with a one-story building, which was used as a community school until recent years when the students were transported to larger schools. The building was then converted into a community center. Philomath is mentioned in the 1985 R.E.M song "Cant Get There from Here", with singer Michael Stipe singing the lines "If you're needing inspiration, Philomath is where I go by dawn" and "Philomath they know the low-down." The liner notes for the band's ''Eponymous'' compilation album identify Philomath as "located between Lexington and Crawfordville and used to have its own post office." Philomath is mentioned in John McPhee's essay "Travels in Georgia" which appeared in the collection "Pieces of the frame". At the time of that writing (1973)Philomath's zip code was 30659. There was an attempt to register the above mentioned Buffalo lick as a Georgia Natural Area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philomath, Georgia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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