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Welcome to Taylor County, Georgia - Established
in 1852 A nice place to visit.... A great place to live
Taylor County has
two incorporated areas - Butler, the county seat and the crossroads of west central Georgia and Reynolds home
of the Georgia Strawberry Festival. Our Chamber is
a member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and our Community
is a part of the Valley Partnership. Taylor County
Georgia has approximately 9,000 people and is strategically located approximately one hour away from three military reservations
- Fort Benning Georgia, Warner Robins Air Force Base, and Albany Marine Supply and Logistics Center. The county was
once a part of Macon, Marion, Talbot, Schley and Crawford Counties. The western boundary of Taylor County is located
11 miles from Fort Benning Military Reservation, 12.5 miles from the Muscogee County and the eastern boundary is 15.5
miles from Bibb County. State Route 96/Fall Line Freeway, which runs east west through the county is a part
of the nation's Strategic Highway Network. US Highway 19/Magnolia Highway runs north/south through the county
and connect to Atlanta on the north and I-10 to the south. Taylor County is located midway between Atlanta and Albany
and Columbus and Warner Robins/Macon areas. One of the first federally funded military roads, the Old Federal
Wire Road runs generally along State Routes 137/128 and 208 in Taylor County. Known for its rich agricultural
history, Taylor County is also a prime hunting area for deer, turkey and other wildlife species. There are several private
hunting reserves located within the county. In addition, the state of Georgia manages a several hundred acre natural
area/hunting area, called Fall Line Sand Hills Natural area east of Butler adjacent to the Taylor County Industrial Park/Airport Complex. Whether you are looking at Taylor County to invest in a business, make
it your home or just to visit we welcome you to our community. It is rich in history and home to several prominent,
notable people including Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, General John B. Gordon, General Asa L. Singleton, Governor George
Towns (Talbot) and Lt. Governor Garland T. Byrd. Others included Congressman William Posey Edwards who is
buried in Butler and Johnnie L. Caldwell former Comptroller General of Georgia and current Superior Court Judge
Frank Jordan who was born in Butler. In addition, the late civil rights notable "Malcolm X",
born Malcolm Little had roots in the county and spent time here growing up. His parents, grandparents and great
grandparents were from Taylor County.
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Dear Website
Visitor, Welcome to the Taylor County, Georgia Chamber of Commerce website. In addition to our support of the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce, we are a member of the Georgia Association of Chamber of
Commerce Executives. Thank you for visiting
our website. Feel free to call, email or come by our office. Taylor County welcomes sound sustainable
progressive growth and investment in our community. We welcome your entrepreneurial spririt. You will find that
we are a rural, agribusiness area that is pro-business. Our county workforce is 3400 strong and
the workforce in the Taylor region, which encompasses surrounding counties numbers 46,000. We are seeking
to grow businesses in our community by being competitive in the marketplace. The Chamber of Commerce works with
our educational, real estate and industrial development community in promoting growth in Taylor County. As a "Camera Ready Community", we are also supporting
the tourism interests by assisting in the promotion of our natural resources and historical locations, including downtown
areas as a destination center for regional tourists as well as potential on location film sites for the state's
film and movie industry. Come visit and stay awhile. Sincerely,
Lesley McNary, Executive Director
Taylor County Chamber of Commerce
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April 2012 BUSINESS OF THE MONTH GLC's Snack Shack-Reynolds
Mission Statement and Chamber Purpose Working to make Taylor County Educationally Competitive, Economically
Prosperous, and Environmentally Responsible Our purpose is to improve, promote and support the business community.
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Chamber Offices are located on the ground floor of the Taylor County Annex located at 7 Ivy Street
in Butler, Georgia Phone (478) 862-6022 - email: taylorchamber@pstel.net Hours of Operation 8:00 am - 12:00
pm Monday - Friday
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