Fort Valley

Fort Valley

      city, seat (1924) of Peach county, central Georgia, U.S., about 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Macon. Settled about 1820, the community developed after the railroad arrived in 1851 as a shipping and canning centre for an extensive peach-growing area. The city's modern manufactures include motor vehicle bodies and textile products. Fort Valley State University was established there in 1895 as a high school for African Americans. Inc. 1856. Pop. (1990) 8,198; (2000) 8,005.

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