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Folsom Glade Road, Bartow County, Georgia April 2019
Folsom Glade Road in Folsom

Folsom is a small, quiet place located in Bartow County, Georgia. It is known as an "unincorporated community." This means it does not have its own local government, like a city or town usually does. Instead, it is part of the larger county.

The Story of Folsom

Folsom has a bit of history, even though it is a small community. A post office was first opened here in 1886. A post office is where people could send and receive letters and packages. This was very important for communication back then. The Folsom post office stayed open for many years, until it closed in 1917.

The community of Folsom was named after a very special person: Frances Folsom Cleveland. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889. The First Lady is the wife of the President of the United States. Naming a place after her was a way to honor her during that time.

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