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Abram Stowe ( 1842 – 1897 ) returned to the area after serving in the Civil War.

He built a handsome Greek Revival home ( still the oldest known structure in Belmont ) and opened a small mercantile store.

He later became postmaster and town depot agent for the new Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Railway, which was constructed in 1871.

Additional stores were soon built near the community's railroad stop, Garibaldi Station.

The station was named for John Garibaldi, who had supervised construction of a water tank near the new railroad.

Existing settlers in the South Point community moved north to be closer to the railroad.