Bainbridge

Bainbridge

Bainbridge city (1990 pop. 10,712), seat of Decatur co., SW Ga., on the Flint River; inc. 1829. It grew up around a fort, used by Andrew Jackson, that was constructed during the Indian Wars of 1817–1821. The city is a trade and industrial center as well as an inland port and barge terminal. Industries include printing and publishing and the manufacture of carpets and yarns, cotton, harvesting equipment, brooms and mops, and outdoor lighting. Nearby Lake Seminole offers fishing, hunting, and boating.

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Bainbridge, USA There are four cities with this name in Georgia, Indiana, New York, and Ohio. They are named after Captain William Bainbridge (1774–1833), a naval commander who captured a British frigate off the Brazilian coast during the 1812 war.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bainbridge." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Bainbridge N. Yorks. Bainebrigg 1218. ‘Bridge over the River Bain’. OScand. river-name (‘the short or helpful one’) + OE brycg.

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