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Did you know?
Waleska was once "Waleski" named after an Indian Princess? |
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7/10/06
The City of Waleska website is officially launched. |
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History |
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Waleska’s History
Award presentation for the new Waleska
Logo
Waleska was incorporated in
1889, but the area was settled years
earlier, primarily by the Reinhardt,
Sharp, Rhyne and Heard families. A
store, cotton gin and tobacco factory
were in operation at the crossroads by
1856, and a post office was added to the
store soon after. For many years the
name of the post office was spelled “Walesca”,
but was changed to its current form to
prevent confusion with another town.
The town was named after
Warluskee, the daughter of an Indian
Chief who lived in the area. When
Warluskee was moved to the West along
with her people, her friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis W. Reinhardt named their
settlement in her honor.
Industry in Waleska in the
past included gristmills, lumbering,
tobacco, manufacturing and some mineral
development. The lumber industry is
still active in the area, as is
agriculture.
The chief “industry” of the
town, however, has always been Reinhardt
College, and Waleska has come to be
regarded, almost exclusively, as a
college town.
Waleska City Hall
8891 Fincher Road
Waleska, Georgia 30183
Phone: 770-479-2912
Fax: 770-720-4615
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