City of Blackshear

 Blackshear was founded in 1858 as the seat of Pierce County. It was named after General David Blackshear, a patriot in the American Revolution and a general during the War of 1812. During the American Civil War, the city served as a temporary prisoner-of-war camp for over 5,000 Union prisoners. Of note, the first brick tobacco warehouse in Georgia was built here, as tobacco was one of the major agricultural crops after a shift from cotton.