HR1666: HR1666 John W. Ralston Memorial Intersection; Lumpkin County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia General Assembly honors Mr. John W. Ralston, a Lumpkin County community leader born in 1891 who served as a school bus driver, justice of the peace, poll worker, and Freemason, and who donated land in 1922 for the construction of State Route 9. The resolution designates the intersection of State Route 9 and Castleberry Bridge Road in Lumpkin County as the John W. Ralston Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Mr. Ralston's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 9 and Castleberry Bridge Road in Lumpkin County as the John W. Ralston Memorial Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedicated intersection.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mr. Ralston's family and the Department of Transportation.

This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and the family of Mr. John W. Ralston. Residents and travelers in Lumpkin County who use the State Route 9 and Castleberry Bridge Road intersection will also see the new naming.

The resolution has no regulatory or funding effect beyond requiring the Department of Transportation to post signage. Its main practical impact is a permanent, publicly visible honor for a local Lumpkin County figure at a specific road intersection.

• The resolving clause dedicates the intersection of State Route 9 and Castleberry Bridge Road in Lumpkin County as the John W. Ralston Memorial Intersection.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Mr. Ralston's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-18House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-16House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-12House Hopper (House)

• Will Wade (R, HD-009)Primary sponsor
• Lee Hawkins (R, HD-027)

• road dedication
• Lumpkin County
• Department of Transportation
• memorial resolution