A legend in his own time, Robert Toombs was a successful planter and lawyer who led a turbulent career as state legislator, U.S. Congressman and Se...
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Nestled in the red clay hills of Georgia, this cotton plantation was owned by a single family for more than 140 years. It survived Gen. Sherman&rsq...
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Redcliffe Plantation, completed in 1859, was once the home of James Henry Hammond, three generations of his descendants, and numerous African-Ameri...
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When Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a few remaining staff members crossed the Savannah River into Georgia on May 3, 1865, they were head...
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History:The GMA Gallery opened in November of 2010 with a commitment to showcase the work of traditional and rural Georgia artists. Since 2010 the ...
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About Us:Settlers struggled against the harsh backcountry to survive. Cherokee Indians hunted and fought to keep their land. Two towns and a tradin...
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When the Continental Congress convened in 1776, the delegates recognized the importance of a fort to protect their growing seaport from the British...
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A breathtaking avenue sheltered by live oaks and Spanish moss leads to the tabby ruins of Wormsloe, the colonial estate of Noble Jones (1702-1775)....
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This is the oldest English fort remaining on Georgia's coast. From 1721 until 1736, Fort King George was the southern outpost of the British Empire...
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This beautiful plantation represents the history and culture of Georgia’s rice coast. In the early 1800s, William Brailsford of Charleston ca...
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This stagecoach inn and plantation home was built around 1815 by James R. Wyly. He strategically located it along the newly constructed Unicoi Turn...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt built the Little White House in 1932 while governor of New York, prior to being inaugurated as president in 1933. He firs...
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An Unforgettable Experience Honoring Those Who Will Never Be Forgotten.The only one of its kind in Georgia, this memorial represents conflicts from...
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The Saint Aidan's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located by Alpharetta North Park on Cogburn Road. There are no burials, but there ashes from cremati...
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MissionThe Roswell Historical Society is committed to collecting, preserving, sharing, and promoting the rich history of the city of Roswell and it...
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