Towns from corner to corner of the United States have gained notoriety for one thing or another and Waynesboro, Georgia is no different than any other.\u00a0 It has the distinction of being named the “Bird Dog Capital of the World.”\u00a0 The town proudly and prominently displays this fact across the town’s water tower.<\/p>\n
Waynesboro gained its notoriety after Henry Berol established annual national bird dog competitions there starting in the 1950s.\u00a0 Berol, a millionaire, moved to Georgia and immediately began to purchase small parcels of land, the majority of them being small farms.\u00a0 He combined the land to create a large plantation that would be used for the purpose of forming a quail preserve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn’t long until Berol helped to organize an annual national bird dog competition, known as the Georgia Field Trials.\u00a0 This led to the town’s nickname,\u00a0 “Bird Dog Capital of the World.”\u00a0 People from around the world travel to Waynesboro to see how their dog would compete against the others.
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\nThe preserve was destined to become one of the largest quail preserves and incorporated 8,100 acres into its domain.\u00a0 After Berol passed away, the Department of Natural Resources for Georgia purchased the entire plantation and managed it as a wildlife area for public use.<\/p>\n
Berol’s plantation includes a bird dog cemetery.\u00a0 Personalized gravestones for at least seventy bird dogs remind onlookers of the special merits of each of these fine animals.\u00a0 To this day, the canine cemetery is open to visitors.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the cemetery is full and if you are looking for a final resting place for your bird dog, you will need to look elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Located in Burke County, Waynesboro is approximately 151 miles away from the state capital of Georgia, Atlanta.\u00a0 Waynesboro also has the distinction of being named after a famous general from the Revolutionary War, Mad Anthony Wayne.\u00a0 Additionally, it is located a mere 25 miles south of Augusta.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Also located in Waynesboro are the Burke County Museum, numerous old churches, and various antique shops.\u00a0 The museum dates back to 1858 and retains the distinctive architectural facets from that time.\u00a0 Once referred to as the J.D. Roberts house, its original resident, the building was renovated around 1970 to maintain its current look.\u00a0 It is here that you will discover interesting facts about the area.\u00a0 The town also offers a golf course with five lakes for those who need a bit of relaxation after the stress of the field trials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Towns from corner to corner of the United States have gained notoriety for one thing or another and Waynesboro, Georgia is no different than any other.\u00a0 It has the distinction of being named the “Bird Dog Capital of the World.”\u00a0 The town proudly and prominently displays this fact across the town’s water tower. Waynesboro gained […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":529,"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244\/revisions\/529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avivadirectory.com\/trivia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}