Fort Valley, town (1990 pop. 8,198), Peach co., central Ga., 25 mi/40 km SW of Macon; 32°33'N 83°53'W. Market, shipping, and canning center for peach-growing area. Mfg. (motor vehicle bodies, textiles, chemicals, wire harnesses). Fort Valley State Univ., a unit of the Univ. System of Ga. here. Settled c.1836, inc. 1856.
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Peach co., central Ga., 25 mi/40 km SW of Macon; 32°33'N 83°53'W. Market, shipping, and canning center for peach-growing area. Mfg. (motor vehicle bodies, textiles, chemicals, wire harnesses). Fort Valley State Univ., a unit of the Univ. System of Ga. here. Settled c.1836, inc. 1856.
