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Old Newnan

In 1823 the Inferior Court Justices of Pike County selected the center lot in the county near here as the site for the county seat. This land was laid out into town lots and named Newnan to honor...

In 1823 the Inferior Court Justices of Pike County selected the center lot in the county near here as the site for the county seat. This land was laid out into town lots and named Newnan to honor...

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Confederate Prison Camp

Here stood a Confederate prison camp for Union prisoners of war. Established about November 18, 1864, the camp held more than five thousand prisoners until the first week of January, 1865. These...

Here stood a Confederate prison camp for Union prisoners of war. Established about November 18, 1864, the camp held more than five thousand prisoners until the first week of January, 1865. These...

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Pierce County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 18, 1857, is named for Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire Democrat and fourteenth President of the United States, 1853 to ´57. He was a General...

This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 18, 1857, is named for Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire Democrat and fourteenth President of the United States, 1853 to ´57. He was a...

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Georgia Marble Company and the Village of Tate

The Georgia Marble Company began in 1884 as one of many small marble quarrying operations in the region. In 1905 Colonel Sam Tate became the company´s president, continuing in that position until...

The Georgia Marble Company began in 1884 as one of many small marble quarrying operations in the region. In 1905 Colonel Sam Tate became the company´s president, continuing in that position until...

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Old Pickens County Jail

This 1906 jail was built to replace the old rock jail that stood behind the courthouse. The rock jail had replaced the first county jail, a two-story log building. Dr. William B. Tate urged the...

This 1906 jail was built to replace the old rock jail that stood behind the courthouse. The rock jail had replaced the first county jail, a two- story log building. Dr. William B. Tate urged...

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Site of Carmel (Taloney) Mission Station

Just west of here in 1819 the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions established a mission station to the Cherokee Indians. Moody Hall and Henry Parker were the first missionaries...

Just west of here in 1819 the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions established a mission station to the Cherokee Indians. Moody Hall and Henry Parker were the first...

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Old Federal Road

From Tate through Jasper to Talking Rock, this highway coincides closely with the course of the Old Federal Road, northwest Georgia's first vehicular way which linked Tennessee and Georgia across...

From Tate through Jasper to Talking Rock, this highway coincides closely with the course of the Old Federal Road, northwest Georgia's first vehicular way which linked Tennessee and Georgia across...

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Old Federal Road

This highway from Tate to Talking Rock follows substantially the course of the old Federal Road. The earliest thoroughfares to link Georgia and Tennessee across the Cherokee Nation. Permission to...

This highway from Tate to Talking Rock follows substantially the course of the old Federal Road. The earliest thoroughfares to link Georgia and Tennessee across the Cherokee Nation. Permission to...

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Oglethorpe Monument

This 38-foot monument was designed and dedicated in 1930 by Colonel Sam Tate of Georgia Marble Company, as a tribute to General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia. Attendees...

This 38-foot monument was designed and dedicated in 1930 by Colonel Sam Tate of Georgia Marble Company, as a tribute to General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia. Attendees...

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Pickens County

Created December 5, 1853, and named for General Andrew Pickens of Revolutionary fame. The first settlements sprang up along the Old Federal Road which followed in general the route of the high-...

Created December 5, 1853, and named for General Andrew Pickens of Revolutionary fame. The first settlements sprang up along the Old Federal Road which followed in general the route of the...

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Second Atlanta International Pop Festival

In the 1960s, as American culture changed rapidly, new forms of music and performance emerged, including large outdoor rock festivals. From July 3-5, 1970, the Second Atlanta International Pop...

In the 1960s, as American culture changed rapidly, new forms of music and performance emerged, including large outdoor rock festivals. From July 3-5, 1970, the Second Atlanta International...

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Jailhouse Park - City of Byron

Jailhouse Park is so named because of its proximity to the town jail built c. 1875. The building was constructed on a 40 square foot plot of land owned by Dr. CH Richardson and purchased by the...

Jailhouse Park is so named because of its proximity to the town jail built c. 1875. The building was constructed on a 40 square foot plot of land owned by Dr. CH Richardson and purchased by the...

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James A. Everett

Here on the Indian Path that connected two Indian Trails, from Hartford to Fort Hawkins and from Barnard´s Crossing to the Old Creek Agency, James Abbington Everett established in the 1820´s the...

Here on the Indian Path that connected two Indian Trails, from Hartford to Fort Hawkins and from Barnard´s Crossing to the Old Creek Agency, James Abbington Everett established in the 1820´s...

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Peach County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature July 18, 1924, is named for one of Georgia´s leading crops, the Georgia Peach known throughout the nation and beyond. The famous Elberta Peach was...

This County, created by Act of the Legislature July 18, 1924, is named for one of Georgia´s leading crops, the Georgia Peach known throughout the nation and beyond. The famous Elberta Peach was...

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The Worst Aircraft Disaster In Georgia History ~ April 7, 1977

April 4, 1977 The Worst Aircraft Disaster in Georgia History On April 4, 1977 a DC-9 Southern Airways Flight 242 flying from Huntsville, AL to Atlanta encountered a dangerous thunderstorm over...

April 4, 1977 The Worst Aircraft Disaster in Georgia History On April 4, 1977 a DC-9 Southern Airways Flight 242 flying from Huntsville, AL to Atlanta encountered a dangerous thunderstorm...

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Dallas Georgia

The City of Dallas, Georgia was founded May 14, 1852 as the new county seat of the recently re-drawn Paulding County. The City was chartered by the Georgia General Assembly on February 8. 1854,...

The City of Dallas, Georgia was founded May 14, 1852 as the new county seat of the recently re- drawn Paulding County. The City was chartered by the Georgia General Assembly on February 8....

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New Hope Battlefield

Dedicated to the Northern and the Southern men who gave their all for cherished principles, undivided Union and States´ Right, in the battle fought here in May, 1864. WPA 1936 Plaque courtesy...

Dedicated to the Northern and the Southern men who gave their all for cherished principles, undivided Union and States´ Right, in the battle fought here in May, 1864. WPA 1936 Plaque...

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The Hiram Rosenwald School

In 1912 Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, Roebuck and Company, established the Rosenwald Fund to assist in community school construction of public schools for African-American students in the...

In 1912 Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, Roebuck and Company, established the Rosenwald Fund to assist in community school construction of public schools for African-American students in the...

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Paulding Meadows Recreation Park

Purchased 1986 - 125 Acres $120,000 L. EARL DUNCAN - COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ROY LEE STRICKLAND - COMMISSIONER POST 1 JACK M. HARE, SR. - COMMISSIONER POST 2 ELBERT TURNER - PUBLIC WORKS...

Purchased 1986 - 125 Acres $120,000 L. EARL DUNCAN - COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ROY LEE STRICKLAND - COMMISSIONER POST 1 JACK M. HARE, SR. - COMMISSIONER POST 2 ELBERT TURNER - PUBLIC...

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Atlanta Campaign New Hope Church May 25-June 4, 1864

National Historic Site Atlanta Campaign New Hope Church May 25-June 4, 18 Here, at the New Hope Church, Confederate and Federal Armies engaged in a desperate battle as the former blocked the way...

National Historic Site Atlanta Campaign New Hope Church May 25-June 4, 18 Here, at the New Hope Church, Confederate and Federal Armies engaged in a desperate battle as the former blocked the...

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