Waynesboro, GA 30830    

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Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County.

Waynesboro is also known as "The Bird Dog Capital of the World."

Near Waynesboro during the American Civil War on December 4, 1864, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevented troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman campaign of destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to Savannah, Georgia and the Atlantic Ocean (Union forces did suffer more than three times the casualties as the Confederates, however).

The City of Waynesboro, Georgia is located in Burke County, which is one of the eight original counties in Georgia. It was named after General Anthony Wayne whose daring efforts during the Revolutionary War earned him the nick name "Mad Anthony Wayne." Although the residents lived in the area before the Revolutionary War, the town was not laid out until 1783. The City was officially incorporated in 1883 as the City of Waynesborough.

Some also claim that President George Washington owned land in Waynesboro. He had planned to develop it as a sugar plantation prior to his involvement with the American revolutionaries. He later sold it upon purchase of his Mt. Vernon property in northern Virginia.

Waynesboro's primary claim to fame is that Karen Cox (nee McDowell), a former Congressional aide, now lives there.

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