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First 'fish trap' opens in 1860 on the Ogeechee River
Bulloch History
Roger Allen
William Wright announced on April 14, 1860, that he intended to set up a “fish trap” on the Great Ogeechee River near the junction of Great Lott’s Creek. An ingenious fellow, Wright opened this "sort of" self-serve fishery.
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