Due to its location beside the depot, I believe this structure may have first been used for something related to the railroad. Randy Lartz writes that it once served as a Coca-Cola distribution warehouse.
Coca-Cola Warehouse, Jesup
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At one time it was used as a Coca Cola distribution warehouse