Eatonton travel guide

Eatonton is a city in Putnam County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,764 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Putnam County Eatonton's claims to fame are its status as "Dairy Capital of Georgia" (in honor of its major industry, dairy farming), being the birthplace of Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple), Joel Chandler Harris (journalist and author of the Uncle Remus stories), Henry Grady Weaver (author of The Mainspring of Human Progress) and S. Truett Cathy (founder of Chick-Fil-A restaurants) and, until recently, being home to the Egyptian-styled Nuwaubian compound known as Tama-Re. The Rock Eagle Effigy Mound, a Native American archaeological site, is located adjacent to Georgia 4-H's Camp Rock Eagle north of the city, while Rock Hawk Effigy Mound is located just to the east. They are the only such sites discovered east of the Mississippi River.
Eatonton is named after William Eaton, an officer and diplomat involved in the First Barbary War. The name consists of his surname with the English suffix "ton", meaning "town". The city is in the Macon metropolitan area. (...) more....

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