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Fort Gaines is located in Clay County, of which it is the county seat, west of Albany along Highway 37 on the banks of the Chattahoochee River near the Alabama state line in the Southern Rivers Region of the state. Located just 3 miles from the Walter George Dam.

The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 1,271, an increase of 23 since 1990.

Fort Gaines was named after Gen. Edmund Pendleton Gaines and was once a major cotton shipping center.

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Motels, Hotels and Resorts Lake Walter F. George Lodge |

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Azalea Festival Valdosta GA March9-10 Free admission to a festival drawing 20,000 people from all over the Southeast and beyond.
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LeMoyne Chain of Parks Art Festival Tallahassee FL April20-21 This annual two-day event draws tens of thousands of people to Tallahassee's downtown Chain of Parks from around the Big Bend/Southeast region to see 100+ artists who have traveled from all over the country to display their original works of fine art for sale and be judged by a juried panel in their media category.