Overview
By the 1920s, apples were becoming an important crop in parts of the state, including Cornelia. Because of the crop diversification, Habersham County skirted the devastating effects of the boll weevil’s destruction of the cotton crop. In 1925, Southern Railway donated a monument to the city dedicated to the fruit that helped save their community. The seven-foot- tall, 5,200-pound apple statue was molded in Winchester, Va., and sits atop an eight-foot- tall concrete pedestal next to the train depot. The apple was dedicated on June 4, 1926, and a number of dignitaries, including U.S. Sen. Walter F. George, attended the event. By the mid-1930s, the apple crop had nearly spelled doom for the city, but the statue remained a reminder of the city’s past.
Quick Facts
- Status
- Existing
- Locality or neighborhood
- Cornelia
- State or province
- Georgia
- Address
- 141 Clarksville St. NW, Cornelia, GA 30531
- Postal code
- 30531
