Sharon, Georgia | city

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Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The city incorporated in 1884.

Sharon's city limits radiate outward from the city's center and encompass a total land area of 0.8 sq mi (2 km2). The population at the 2000 Census was 105 people.

Sharon was bustling back in the 1880s and 1890s, when thousands of visitors traveled here for the reputed healing powers of the Electric Health Resort which was established nearby. It was said that exposure to bedrock in a subterranean chamber provided electrical healing powers. The resort, which included a hotel, lake, and post office, eventually burned down.

Time Zone: EST/EDT (UTC-5/UTC-4)
ZIP code: 30664
Area code: 706
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon,_Georgia
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Coordinates:   33°33'37"N   82°47'42"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago