Warner Robins was founded in 1942, when the small farming community of Wellston was renamed for General Augustine Warner Robins (1882–1940) of the United States Army Air Corps, which later became the United States Air Force. Landmarks include Warner Robins Depot, Museum of Aviation and WRBV. Warner Robins is the birthplace of Bobbie Eakes, actress.
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Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
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Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
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Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
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Sturdy all-over-print tote
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Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
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Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
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6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
Named for Augustine Warner Robins (United States Army Air Corps general).
Population 1950: 7,986 → 2000: 48,804 → 2010: 66,588 → 2020: 80,308
From Wikidata (CC0).
Warner Robins was founded in 1942, when the small farming community of Wellston was renamed for General Augustine Warner Robins (1882–1940) of the United States Army Air Corps, which later became the United States Air Force. It was incorporated as a town in March 1943 and as a city in 1956.
The 1940 census shows that the community of Wellston was sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by farmers and their families. Its most notable landmark was a stop on the railroad line. Wellston also had a small sawmill and a grocery store. Peach orchards covered parts of the surrounding land.
This changed during World War II. The War Department made plans to build an air depot in the Southeast. With the assistance of influential U.S. Representative Carl Vinson, Wellston community leader Charles Bostic "Boss" Watson worked with officials in Macon to make a bid to locate this air depot in Houston County. In June 1941, the U.S. government accepted this offer, which included 3,108 acres (12.58 km2) of land.
This air force base was initially called Wellston Army Air Depot when it opened in 1942. The first commander was Colonel Charles E. Thomas. He wanted to name this depot in honor of his mentor Augustine Warner Robins, who was called by his middle name, Warner. Regulations prevented him from doing this, which required the base to be named after the nearest town. Not deterred by this, Colonel Thomas persuaded Boss Watson and the other community leaders to rename the town of Wellston. So on September 1, 1942, the town was given the new name of Warner Robins. Soon thereafter, on October 14, 1942, the base was renamed to become Warner Robins Army Air Depot. The city has a unique name, shared with no other town in the United States.
Robins Air Force Base is not within the city limits of the town, but is across U.S. Highway 129 (Georgia State Highway 247), which serves as a boundary between the base and the city.
In 2018, First Solar announced a project for a 200-megawatt, 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) solar-panel facility in Twiggs County east of Warner Robins. The facility would be the largest solar facility in the Southeast US.
Tornadoes have continually plagued the city since its inception with the 1950s, with at least four catastrophic tornadoes striking the area. The first one occurred on April 30, 1953, when an F4 tornado with winds exceeding 200 mph hit the city and portions of Robins Air Force Base, killing 18 people and injuring 300 more. That same day, a second tornado, rated F2, damaged the northwest side of town. Ten months later, on March 13, 1954, a long-tracked F1 tornado struck the town, killing one and injuring five. Three years later, on April 5, 1957, an F2 tornado family hit the northwest side of the city, causing significant infrastructure damage. There have been over 100 confirmed tornadoes within a 25-mile radius of Warner Robins since 1950.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Warner Robins, Georgia, revision 1380509074 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Warner Robins's population was 80,308 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 7,986 in 1950.
Warner Robins Depot
Museum of Aviation
A view of Warner Robins
A view of Warner Robins