Air mail and Candler Field
| Air mail and Candler Field The story Atlanta's first airport and the arrival of an innovative new feature at its doorstep - air mail! |
Airplane crash at Orly Field
| Airplane crash at Orly Field Tragic Air France crash taking the lives of 111 of Atlanta's elite, civic leaders, art patrons and politicians |
Athen's Double Barrel Cannon
| Athen's Double Barrel Cannon Richard Irby tells us about a unique piece of Athens/Clarke County history known as the Double Barrel Cannon |
Atlanta in 1942
| Atlanta in 1942 Atlanta was a growing and changing community in 1942. The US rail hub was becoming a hub of sorts for the airlines at Atlanta Airport... |
Atlanta Premiere of Gone With The Wind
| Atlanta Premiere of Gone With The Wind The stars fell in Atlanta in December, 1939 to celebrate a film event unlike anything a southern town had ever seen. |
Cherokee Placenames in North Georgia
| Cherokee Placenames in North Georgia The legacy of the Cherokee Indians in North Georgia are the placenames that remain 160 years after the removal of the Cherokee. Here are our favorites. |
Civilian Conservation Corps
| Civilian Conservation Corps The story of the Civilian Conservation Corps and details about their work in north Georgia. |
Civilian Conservation Corps Camps in North Georgia
| Civilian Conservation Corps Camps in North Georgia Listing of known CCC camps in North Georgia |
Death at the Crossing
| Death at the Crossing Bus - Train collision, Tennga, on the Tennessee-Georgia Line, March 28, 2000 |
Death on I-75
| Death on I-75 The worst traffic accident in the state of Georgia occurred near Ringgold on March 14, 2002 |
Ferries of Cobb County
| Ferries of Cobb County The ferry crossings of the Chattahoochee River fostered the earliest commercial growth in North Georgia. After the Civil War they were replaced, frequently by covered bridges. |
General Sherman's Georgia Romance
| General Sherman's Georgia Romance A selection from Touring the Backroads of North and South Georgia, the article details General Sherman's love for a Georgia women he met many years before The Atlanta Campaign. |
Georgia Trivia
| Georgia Trivia Little known facts about North Georgia and the entire state. |
Influential people in the development of today's North Georgia
| Influential people in the development of today's North Georgia These people had the most affect on today's north Georgia |
Iron Industry
| Iron Industry Iron production was an important industry in Antebellum Georgia. Jacob Stroup began 3 furnaces, two in Georgia and one in North Carolina. Mark Cooper purchased the Etowah Works in 1843. |
Little Secrets
| Little Secrets Story of the murder of Mary Phagan and trial of Leo Frank, the most famous criminal proceeding in Georgia history. |
Margaret Mitchell and the Atlanta Journal
| Margaret Mitchell and the Atlanta Journal Rejected by city editor Harllee Branch Margaret Mitchell worked for Sunday Magazine editor Angus Perkerson for four years in the early 1920's |
New Hope Church plane crash
| New Hope Church plane crash During a thunderstorm Southern Airways Flight 242, a DC-9 jet tried to land on 2-lane Georgia 92. 61 people on the aircraft and 7 more on the ground died on impact |
North Georgia Christmas Attractions
| North Georgia Christmas Attractions Visit our favorite North Georgia stops for some real Christmas fun |
North Georgia Power
| North Georgia Power Cities were the center of power generation in the 19th century. In the 20th century building building transmission lines to connect rural communities became an endeavor of the Roosevelt administration. |
Pumpkins
| Pumpkins The pumpkin traveled from Colombian America to Europe and returned, becoming an autumn favorite with its brightly colored skin and flavorful pulp |
Root House
| Root House One of the finest examples of a heritage middle-class dwelling, William Root was a pharmacist and church elder. |
Sherman's Neckties
| Sherman's Neckties
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The Silver Comet Trail
| The Silver Comet Trail
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Trestles of North Georgia
| Trestles of North Georgia Journey on the trestles of the Tallulah Falls Railroad with Bryan Boyd, prolific Rabun County author |
Woodrow Wilson's Daughters
| Woodrow Wilson's Daughters Ellen Axson Wilson first two daughters were born in Gainesville, Georgia while Woodrow Wilson completed his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins and taught at Bryn Mawr |
Other pages of interest on About North Georgia Attractions in North Georgia |
North Georgia's Covered Bridges
| North Georgia's Covered Bridges Describes each of the eleven covered bridges of north Georgia and the newest addition in Roswell. |