Peasant revolt puts Georgia hamlets back on map (US)
MIAMI -- Hundreds of rural communities that were purged from Georgia's official state map have won back their identities after a "peasants' revolt".
Residents of hamlets and villages with names such as Hopeulikit, Po Biddy Crossroads, Roosterville and Bill Arp were outraged when the state's transport department announced it was "decluttering" its map for its next reprinting this summer.
But in a victory for community activism, transport officials have been forced into an embarrassing U-turn that will see the names of 488 of Georgia's smallest communities restored.
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Residents of hamlets and villages with names such as Hopeulikit, Po Biddy Crossroads, Roosterville and Bill Arp were outraged when the state's transport department announced it was "decluttering" its map for its next reprinting this summer.
But in a victory for community activism, transport officials have been forced into an embarrassing U-turn that will see the names of 488 of Georgia's smallest communities restored.