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Cottage for millionaires
#jekyllisland #georgiahistory #georgia
May 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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Discover the Legacy of James Edward Oglethorpe

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#JamesEdwardOglethorpe #GeorgiaHistory #Philately #BookRecommendations #ShareTheKnowledge
December 22, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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Battle of Atlanta: Cyclorama and Historical Insights #FYP #GayPodcaster #MarriedGayLife #BearCouple #GayPride #LGBTPodcaster #RelationshipPodcast #AtlantaHistory #Cyclorama #GeorgiaHistory #HistoryLesson #BattleOfAtlanta #Cyclorama #AtlantaHistory #GrantPark #HistoryLovers
August 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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North Georgia is a great place to wander
#Waterfall #Travel #landscapephotography
#Photography
#Nature #Naturephotography
#ClaytonGeorgia
#WarWomanDell #Georgiahistory
#BartramTrail
This photo is of a small stream waterfall. It was captured with long exposure photography where the water is cascading over a small rock outcropping. The large stones are covered in bright and dark green moss and small ferns. There are also hemlock bushes on either side of the little cascading waterfall. This was taken at War Woman Dell in Clayton, Georgia.
February 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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When the new Interstate 75 [left] was built, photo shows where it briefly runs alongside of the old Hwy 41 [right] heading towards Atlanta after both cross the Chattahoochee River.

Floyd Jillson - #AtlantaPhotographers #GeorgiaHistory
December 6, 2023 at 2:09 AM
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Rusted steel and faded brick in front of an old grocery store in Jasper, GA.

#sussmanimaging
#forgottenplaces
#rustedbeauty
#southernhistory
#georgiahistory
#smalltownsouth
#southernscenes
#abandonedarchitecture
#rustneverrests
#decayanddetail
#quietplaces #automobile #car #rustedcar
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Hourly Comic Day, part 2. Still listening to "Oconee Joe" and imagining what things looked like.
#HourlyComicDay #HCD2025 #historytalk #OconeeRiver #moundbuilders #woodpeckers #maize #Georgiahistory
February 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Good morning from the Macon Airport - 1960s Postcard
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#MaconGA #GeorgiaHistory #AirportArchitecture #Airports #Travel #Aviation #Avgeek
Vintage postcard showing the terminal building at Macon Airport in Macon, Georgia, beneath a dramatic blue sky with soft pink and golden light near the horizon. Yellow script lettering in the upper right corner reads “Macon Airport.” The low-slung mid-century modern terminal features a dramatic folded roofline with repeating curved concrete supports extending along the front canopy. Large glass windows line the façade, glowing with interior light as several 1960s-era sedans and station wagons are parked along the curbside drop-off area. Decorative lattice brick walls frame portions of the entrance, while tall streetlights and overhead utility lines stretch across the scene. The airport grounds and roadway curve through the foreground, emphasizing the streamlined architectural style of the terminal against the sunrise backdrop.
May 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Good morning from the Macon Airport - 1960s Postcard
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#maconga #georgiahistory #airportarchitecture #airports #travel #aviation #avgeek
Vintage postcard showing the terminal building at Macon Airport in Macon, Georgia, beneath a dramatic blue sky with soft pink and golden light near the horizon. Yellow script lettering in the upper right corner reads “Macon Airport.” The low-slung mid-century modern terminal features a dramatic folded roofline with repeating curved concrete supports extending along the front canopy. Large glass windows line the façade, glowing with interior light as several 1960s-era sedans and station wagons are parked along the curbside drop-off area. Decorative lattice brick walls frame portions of the entrance, while tall streetlights and overhead utility lines stretch across the scene. The airport grounds and roadway curve through the foreground, emphasizing the streamlined architectural style of the terminal against the sunrise backdrop.
May 19, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Discover 10 surprising facts about the US State of Georgia in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/us-state-of-... ( #Georgia, #GeorgiaPolitics, #GeorgiaHistory, #GeorgiaGeography, #UShistory)
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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New post up at the Southern Graves blog. It's about the old jail (1807-1895) in Greene County, #Georgia, and the lone #execution that took place there in 1873. (Spoiler alert: it was botched.) tinyurl.com/wktknn7j

#georgiahistory #history #crimeandpunishment #deathpenalty #historicalmarker #oldjail
Execution of George Copelan (1873)
Behind the Greene County courthouse in Greensboro, Georgia, stands an old rock jail. It was built in 1807 and remained in use until about 18...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Bookhaul!

Top one is a surprise find--a local author was signing books at BN today! It's an oral history of Black families growing up in Columbia Co. GA in the 30s-70s. I'm flying through this. Highly recommend!

#booksky #bookhaul #blackhistory #oralhistory #georgiahistory #stoicism #philosophy
February 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Georgia’s Famous Peach Industry Was Built on Black Convict Labor and Vagrancy Laws #BlackHistory #HiddenHistory #BlackHistoryFacts #BlackExcellence #GeorgiaHistory Georgia Black excellence in Georgia...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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In a historic move, the Georgia State Senate has unanimously passed House Bill 303, paving the way for a monument honoring the "original 33" African American legislators who fought for equality and representation in 1868.

Learn more here!

#GA #GeorgiaHistory #CulturalHeritage #CitizenPortal
Georgia Senate passes House Bill 303 to honor original 33 African American legislators
Senate approves bill for monument honoring Georgia's original 33 legislators from 1868.
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April 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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The 1898 Georgia Hurricane comes to Brunswick

The 1898 Hurricane still the strongest recorded in Georgia History. Read on to learn more.
#georgiahistory #goldenisles #mybrunswick #brunswickga #goldenisleshistory
The 1898 Georgia Hurricane comes to Brunswick
As we sit here readying ourselves for another tropical system (Debby, please be kind to us), I thought I'd do some digging into the one stor...
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November 26, 2024 at 2:16 AM
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#OtD in 1900, the Camp Creek Train Wreck occurred in #McDonoughGA

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#Georgiahistory
#historicalmarker
Camp Creek Train Wreck Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in McDonough in Henry County, Georgia.)
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June 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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A Successful Black Man Was Shot Dead in Front of His Family for Driving a Nice Car #BlackHistory #HiddenHistory #BlackHistoryFacts #BlackExcellence #GeorgiaHistory Georgia Black excellence in Georgia...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Allatoona Pass Memorial Field - The Allatoona Pass Battlefield Memorial Field pays tribute to all who fought here, both Union and Confederate. #allatoonapassmemorial #battleofallatoonapass #civilwarhistory #georgiahistory Read more: www.trailsandtap.com/allatoona-pa...
Allatoona Pass Battlefield Memorial Field - Trails & Tap
May 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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🤬🤬🤬 #Georgia #GeorgiaHistory #lynching #mobjustice In May 1918, a wave of racial terror swept through #Valdosta, #Georgia, culminating in one of the most brutal lynchings in U.S. history—the #murder of #MaryTurner, a young, #pregnant #Black #woman who dared to demand justice for her husband.
Mary Turner! At Just 21 Years Old & 8 Months Pregnant She Was Lynched By A White Mob Simply For Demanding Justice (Shine My Crown)
In May 1918, a wave of racial terror swept through Valdosta, Georgia, culminating in one of the most brutal lynchings in U.S. history—the murder of Mary Turn...
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April 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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#MarkeroftheWeek

Lanier/Miona Springs near #OglethorpeGA
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Lanier/Miona Springs Historical Marker
Upon the chartering of Macon County, by an Act approved December 29, 1837, the town of Lanier was made the first county seat. (A historical marker located near Oglethorpe in Macon County, Georgia.)
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December 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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#MarkeroftheWeek

"Ma" Rainey Home in #ColumbusGA 🏳️‍🌈
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“Ma' Rainey Home Historical Marker
Gertrude Pridgett “Ma” Rainey, 1886-1939, famed “Mother of the Blues”, lived in this house after 1935, during retirement in her native city. In 1904 she introduced “blues” as part of her traveling act...
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June 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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#OtD in 1854, Cedartown, Georgia was incorporated.

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#Cedartown
#georgiahistory
The earliest known inhabitants in the Cedartown area were the Cherokee Indians, who had taken over the surrounding territory from the Creek Indians in the 1760's. Cherokee settlements in the area were known as Char'le Town, Cedar Town and Clean Town. By the 1820's white traders and scouts began to settle in the area, and trading posts were established near Tanyard Branch and the Big Spring. After gold was discovered in the northeast part of the state, Georgia pushed for the removal of the Cherokee Indian Nation by opening their land to settlement in 1832. As a result of land lotteries held by the state, white settlers streamed into the area. A post office was established in Cedar Town in 1833, and the First Baptist Church founded in 1835. The new settlers of Cedar Valley were rarely resisted by the Cherokee, but the lawless nature of the new settlements led to conflicts between bands of outlaws and settlers attempting to build new communities. One notorious band, called the “Pony Club,” terrorized white and Indian farmers alike. It was not until a group of settlers, called the “Slick Club,” challenged the Pony Club that a sense of law and order was obtained. As Cedar Town grew, pressure to remove the Cherokee from the State of Georgia mounted, and in 1838 Federal troops oversaw the forced migration of the Cherokee to new lands in what is now Oklahoma, known as the Trail of Tears. Residents began to lobby for the creation of a new county to serve the Cedar Town area. In 1851, Polk County (named for President James K. Polk) was formed and its county seat assigned to Cedar Town. With Cedar Town now requiring a new courthouse, Asa Prior, a planter with a substantial landholding near the original trading posts and Cherokee village, dedicated a tract of land in 1852 for establishing a courthouse and laying out of town plots. Cedar Town was incorporated February 8, 1854.
February 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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witnox on Instagram: "They Gave Black Families 24 Hours to LeaveThen Took Their Land #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #HiddenHistory #HistoryDocumentary #georgiahistory"
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August 23, 2026 at 4:16 AM
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Simba and I explored the McIntosh Sugar Mill Tabby Ruins in Saint Marys, Georgia 🏚️🐾 Built shortly after 1825 at New Canaan Plantation…

#McIntoshSugarMill #TabbyRuins #SaintMarysGA #GeorgiaHistory #LifeOnPawsAndWheels #NewCanaanPlantation #HistoricRuins #CoastalGeorgia

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McIntosh Sugar Mill Tabby Ruins - Exploring a Lost Georgia Plantation
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August 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Simba and I explored the St. Marys History Walk in Saint Marys, Georgia 📜🐾 This short 600-foot trail features…

#StMarysHistoryWalk #SaintMarysGA #CoastalGeorgia #GeorgiaHistory #LifeOnPawsAndWheels #CumberlandIsland #TimucuaHistory #GullahGeechee #HistoricGeorgia

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St Marys History Walk - 600 Feet of Coastal Georgia History
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August 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM