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Blackshear is a city in Pierce County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 3,445. The city is the county seat of Pierce County.
Blackshear is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Blackshear is located at 31°17′56″N 82°14′52″W / 31.29889°N 82.24778°W / 31.29889; -82.24778 (31.298941, -82.247726).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km), of which, 4.3 square miles (11 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (2.06%) is water.
Blackshear was founded in December 1859 as a result of military forts, roads, and bridges being built through the interior of Georgia to the coast. The city was named in honor of General David Blackshear, who authorized the construction of these roads, bridges and some 11 forts for defense. He was a Patriot in the American Revolution fighting in the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge and the Battle of Buford’s Bridge. He served as a…
