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Author | : Lisa M. Russell |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2016-10-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439658277 |
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When the bustle of a city slows, towns dissolve into abandoned buildings or return to woods and crumble into the North Georgia clay. In 1832, Auraria was one of the sites of the original American gold rush. The remains of numerous towns dot the landscape - pockets of life that were lost to fire or drowned by the water of civic works projects. Cassville was a booming educational and cultural epicenter until 1864. Allatoona found its identity as a railroad town. Author and professor Lisa M. Russell unearths the forgotten towns of North Georgia.
Author | : Lisa M Russell |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2021-06-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 143966501X |
Download Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An archeologist reveals the mysterious world that disappeared under North Georgia’s man-made lakes in this fascinating history. North Georgia has more than forty lakes, and not one is natural. The state’s controversial decision to dam the region’s rivers for power and water supply changed the landscape forever. Lost communities, forgotten crossroads, dissolving racetracks and even entire towns disappeared, with remnants occasionally peeking up from the depths during times of extreme drought. The creation of Lake Lanier displaced more than seven hundred families. During the construction of Lake Chatuge, busloads of schoolboys were brought in to help disinter graves for the community’s cemetery relocation. Contractors clearing land for the development of Lake Hartwell met with seventy-eight-year-old Eliza Brock wielding a shotgun and warning the men off her property. Georgia historian and archeologist Lisa Russell dives into the history hidden beneath North Georgia’s lakes.
Author | : Lisa M. Russell |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2020-04-13 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1439669651 |
Download Lost Mill Towns of North Georgia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The textile era was born of a perfect storm. When North Georgia's red clay failed farmers and prices fell during Reconstruction, opportunities arose. Beginning in the 1880s, textile industries moved south. Mill owners enticed an entire workforce to leave their farms and move their families into modern mill villages, encased communities with stores, theaters, baseball teams, bands and schools. To some workers, mill village life was idyllic. They had work, recreation, education, shopping and a home with the modern conveniences of running water and electricity. Most importantly, they got a paycheck. But after the New Deal, workers started to see the raw deal they were getting from mill owners and rebelled. Strikes and economic changes began to erode the era of mill villages, and by the 1960s, mill village life was all but gone. Author Lisa Russell brings these once-vibrant communities back to life.
Author | : Charles Colcock Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : Abercorn (Ga.) |
ISBN | : |
Download The Dead Towns of Georgia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Old and New Ebenezer -- Frederica -- Abercorn -- Sunbury -- Hardwick -- Petersburg -- Jacksonborough, &c. -- Miscellaneous towns, plantations, & c
Author | : Corinna Underwood |
Publisher | : Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780764328541 |
Download Haunted History Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Take a spine-tingling tour of Atlanta and North Georgia that presents real life ghost stories and encounters with the world beyond. Meet ghosts from the Civil War, life-saving guardians, mischievous southern belles, and demonic entities as you explore The Fox Theatre, Dahlonega Gold Museum, Tilley Mill, The Shakespeare Tavern, The Eagle Tavern Museum, and Tunnel Hill. Be prepared to be chilled to the bone in Georgia!
Author | : Gordon Sawyer |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2001-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 143963050X |
Download Northeast Georgia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Travel across several centuries of change in Northeast Georgia from the early American Indian tribes to the present day's unprecedented growth and expansion. In the late 18th century, waves of intrepid settlers made their way down the Great Wagon Road into the virgin wilderness of Northeast Georgia to find new homes and opportunity for land and wealth. Against a dramatic mountainous backdrop, these pioneers carved out farms and small communities in perilous isolation and created an American experience vastly different from that of the plantation-style society established along Georgia's coast. Battling Creek and Cherokee warriors, government intervention, natural disasters, and a landscape not easily tamed, year after year, these men and women of Northeast Georgia stamped their self-reliance, their perseverance, and their industriousness upon generations to follow and upon the very geography they called home. In Northeast Georgia: A History, readers will go inside the American Indian tribes that once made this place their hunting grounds to the present day when both industry and population grew. Truly a world unto itself, Northeast Georgia has served as a haven and destination for all classes over the past two centuries: the bold gold miners of 1829, the stalwart sustenance farmers, the social elite enjoying fresh mountain air at the many summer resorts, a multitude of businessmen seeking opportunity in railroading, cotton, lumber, and poultry farming and bootleggers finding the landscape convenient for clandestine whiskey-making and distribution. These stories and more provide insight into understanding a people and place unique in Georgia.
Author | : Judith Garrison |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2015-07-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625852967 |
Download North Georgia Moonshine Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the early 1900s, moonshine was a way of life, and nearly every resident lived it. Out of the woods of North Georgia and Habersham County came Virgil Lovell, his boys, their recipe and their legacy. The family went from illegal to legal, and their product stands today as a testament to the determination of the region to hold on to its roots. Joining their story were hundreds just like them--liquor makers like Glenn Johnson--all professing theirs was the best. Through firsthand accounts from the Lovells and extensive research, author Judith Garrison revives the story of liquor making and a Georgia legacy.
Author | : Richard Thornton |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2016-02-20 |
Genre | : Georgia |
ISBN | : 1312506296 |
Download The Forgotten History of North Georgia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
North Georgia has been found to contain some of the most advanced indigenous cultures north of Mexico. Very little of what one reads about its Native American history, whether on historic markers or tourist brochures, is accurate.
Author | : Jim Miles |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625859473 |
Download Haunted North Georgia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Chilling tales from north Georgia, where even the outhouses are haunted! North Georgia is home to more than its fair share of ghosts, from scenic antebellum mansions to restaurants, mills and even an outhouse. Reverend Robert William Bigham of Coweta County received a supernatural visit from his wife after her untimely death. The night watchman at an Elberton cotton mill became acquainted with three haunting visitors in his four decades at the mill. Hikers on Lookout Mountain were surprised to discover a mysterious house eerily decorated with magical symbols and bones. Author Jim Miles reveals the most terrifying ghost stories from each county in the region.
Author | : Alan Naldrett |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2015-05-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625853254 |
Download Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Many of eastern Michigan's old boomtowns and sleepy villages are faded memories. Nature reclaimed the ruins of some while progress paved over the rest. Discover the stories of lost communities hidden in plain sight or just off the beaten track. The vanished religious colony of Ora Labora fell into a state of near-constant inebriation when beer became the only safe liquid to drink. Lake St. Clair swallowed up the unique currency of Belividere along with the place that issued it. Abandoned towns still crumble within Detroit's city limits. Alan Naldrett delves into the fascinating history of eastern Michigan's lost settlements.