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City Of
Valdosta Georgia
Valdosta, the
county seat of
Lowndes County,
was incorporated
on December 7,
1860. Upon its
incorporation,
the county seat
was moved from
Troupville to
Valdosta. The
city was named
for Governor
George Troup's
country homes
and comes from
the Italian word
Val D' Osta.
Long before life
as a gambler and
a gunfighter,
John Henry "Doc"
Holliday was a
respected man in
the community in
Valdosta.
Holliday was a
young dentist
who fled to the
west due to his
bouts with
tuberculosis.
With his move
westward, he
gained legendary
status in the
"profession" of
a gunfighter.
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Valdosta is home to two
state-operated schools,
Valdosta State
University and Valdosta
Technical Institute.
Valdosta State
University was
originally founded in
1906 as South Georgia
State Normal College for
Women, and became part
of the University System
of Georgia in 1950.
According to 2000
Census, the City of
Valdosta had a
population of 43,724
persons. Between 1990
and 2000, the city
experienced a population
increase of 9.2%,
compared to the state
growth during this
period of 26.4%.
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