Georgia Courthouse Disasters

Georgia Courthouse Disasters
Author: Paul K. Graham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780975531297

Few places in the United States feel the impact of courthouse disasters like the state of Georgia. Over its history, 75 of the state's counties have suffered 109 events resulting in the loss or severe damage of their courthouse or court offices. This book documents those destructive events, including the date, time, circumstance, and impact on records. Each county narrative is supported by historical accounts from witnesses, newspapers, and legal documents. Maps show the geographic extent of major courthouse fires. Record losses are described in general terms, helping researchers understand which events are most likely to affect their work.

Brothers in Clay

Brothers in Clay
Author: John A. Burrison
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780820332208

An illustrated study that tells the story of Georgia's folk pottery tradition, the forces that shaped it, and the families and artisans who continue to keep it alive provides a new preface that summarizes the past decade of southern folk pottery. Reprint.

A Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress

A Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 1148
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780806316680

Previously published by Magna Carta, Baltimore. Published as a set by Genealogical Publishing with the two vols. of the Genealogies in the Library of Congress, and the two vols. of the Supplement. Set ISBN is 0806316691.

Vanished Towns Revisited

Vanished Towns Revisited
Author: Billy Powell
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2015-03-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781508591481

Since more than 500 towns have disappeared from the Georgia landscape over the past century, the book was written to reconstruct 14 ghost towns in Crawford County that no longer exist, most disappearing from Georgia maps. The book also focuses on Byron, Georgia, which, by virtue of Interstate Highway 75 passing through North Peach County during the late 1960s, transitioned from a sleepy little hamlet that grew up beside the railroad tracks, to a thriving, bustling city repositioned along the I-75 corridor. Left behind in its old business district are aging, vacant buildings which once were the hub of business activity and gathering places for local citizenry. As you read the book, not only will you visualize the materialization of towns that no longer exist, but you will enjoy humorous historical accounts such as the jilted bride who, on her wedding day, ripped off her wedding dress after learning her betrothed had just married someone else. You can visit the town where Margaret Mitchell conceptualized the plantation 'Tara' in her book, “Gone with Wind.” And the list goes on. “Vanished Towns Revisited” contains more than 200 photographs expressly selected to augment the narrative and to make past events and historic personages come alive on the printed page.