HR1664: HR1664 General Wallace Intersection; Dawson County; dedicate

This resolution recognizes the Wallace family's long history in Dawson County, Georgia, which dates back to the 1880s when Ertus and Octavia Wallace settled near what is now State Route 400 and State Route 136. The family ran a sawmill, corn mill, general store, and gas pump on the property, and their land also served as a voting precinct for the community until the early 1960s. In the mid-1970s, the family sold the property to the state so State Route 400 could be built. The resolution directs that the intersection of State Route 400 and State Route 136 be named the General Wallace Intersection in his memory. It also directs the Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and instructs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Wallace family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 400 and State Route 136 in Dawson County as the General Wallace Intersection.
• Directs the 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 the Wallace family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly affects the Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the Wallace family, who are honored by the naming. It also affects Dawson County residents and drivers who use the State Route 400 and State Route 136 intersection.

While largely symbolic, the resolution results in a concrete change: new signage at a specific Georgia intersection and an official state record honoring a local family's century-long history and contributions to the area's transportation and commercial development.

• The resolution's whereas clauses recount the Wallace family's history in Dawson County from the 1880s through the sale of their land for State Route 400 in the mid-1970s.
• The operative resolution clause names the intersection of State Route 400 and State Route 136 in Dawson County the General Wallace Intersection.
• A further resolution 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 the Wallace 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
• Johnny Chastain (R, HD-007)

• road dedication
• Dawson County
• Department of Transportation
• local history