 County
Profile
Incorporated: October 26, 1870
Population: 19,171
Total Area: 500.6 Square miles
Cities and Towns
• Eastman (County Seat)
• Chauncey
• Chester
Dodge County was created in 1870 from parts of Montgomery,
Pulaski, and Telfair counties. Georgia's 134th county was named
for William E. Dodge, a New York businessman who owned large
tracts of forest land in Georgia. Dodge helped persuade Congress
to remove taxation from timber and built the first county
courthouse in 1908 as a gift. The current courthouse was
recently renovated by the county.
Eastman, the largest city and the county seat, was named for
W. P. Eastman, a friend of Dodge.
Eastman is the home of the original Stuckey Candy Plant and
is referred to as the "Candy Capital of Georgia." The Eastman
House includes a museum of history for Dodge county and Eastman.
The home was built in 1872 by William P. Eastman.
One of the major special events in Dodge County is the "A
Dickens of a Christmas", held annually the second weekend in
December. Another festival is the Spring Lake Bluegrass
Festival/Old Timers Fiddlers' Reunion held in Rhine. |
