Statham is best known within Georgia for its annual Sunflower Festival, a community event celebrating fields of blooms. The city lies in Barrow County, amid the rolling Piedmont of northeast Georgia and within the Apalachee River watershed. Its development was linked to the railroad era, an origin still suggested by the compact scale of its center. The festival has given Statham a distinct seasonal tradition, while its setting connects it with the agricultural and growing suburban landscapes between Athens and Atlanta. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Georgia’s Piedmont connects with the wider northeast of the state.
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