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Preston Rudolph “Rudy” York – Terry W. Sloope

2024-01-26T17:22:55-05:00

Early in his career on the baseball diamond he was a man without a position.  Luckily for him, the power emanating from his bat allowed him to hang around the major leagues long enough to settle into the only position he could play reasonably well.  He came from Native American [...]

Preston Rudolph “Rudy” York – Terry W. Sloope2024-01-26T17:22:55-05:00

The Sam Jones Female College – Joe F. Head

2024-01-29T16:42:03-05:00

The Sam Jones Female College - Joe F. Head The college that never came to be, could be said for the Sam Jones Female Academy! Sam Jones Female College and First Cartersville High School, Circa 1950 AKA, Sam Jones College, Sam Jones Female Academy and Sam Jones Female Seminary. Upon [...]

The Sam Jones Female College – Joe F. Head2024-01-29T16:42:03-05:00

The Ancient Rock Walls of Bartow County – William Phillips

2024-01-26T15:56:18-05:00

The Ancient Rock Walls of Bartow County By William Phillips Bartow County has remarkable ancient stone structures that have a history every bit as exciting as the far more recognized mound sites (Etowah and Leake), and numerous ancient village sites scattered across the county.  However, stone features are almost always [...]

The Ancient Rock Walls of Bartow County – William Phillips2024-01-26T15:56:18-05:00

Corra Harris: Forgotten Contradictions – Jordan Gentry

2024-01-26T16:53:40-05:00

  Corra Harris: Forgotten Contradictions A Historical Analysis Revealed among Personal Letters and Archaeological Finds   Martha Berry (on the left) and Corra Harris (on the right) at In the Valley, 1922   Jordan Gentry Honors Capstone Project, Kennesaw State University Faculty Advisor:                     Dr. Terry Powis EVHS [...]

Corra Harris: Forgotten Contradictions – Jordan Gentry2024-01-26T16:53:40-05:00

Corra Harris Personal Letters, 1913 – 1925 Transcriptions – Jordan Gentry

2024-01-26T16:53:24-05:00

Personal Letters of Corra Harris   Preface The following is a series of sixteen recently discovered, private letters written by Corra Harris to a close personal friend, Joy Akin of Bartow County. The letters reveal very private feelings and family matters that until this research have not been known to [...]

Corra Harris Personal Letters, 1913 – 1925 Transcriptions – Jordan Gentry2024-01-26T16:53:24-05:00

Some Facts About OAKLAND – Sam Graham

2024-01-26T17:05:09-05:00

Some Facts About OAKLAND Also known as the “Lewis Place”, the “Armstrong Place”, “Birdwood”, and simply the “Brick House place” & The LOUTHER SPRING Bartow County, Georgia By Sam Graham   March 2017 Searching property ownership in Cass County prior to the Civil War is difficult due to the loss of [...]

Some Facts About OAKLAND – Sam Graham2024-01-26T17:05:09-05:00

The Dress – Lisa M. Russell

2024-01-26T16:48:31-05:00

The Dress Lisa M. Russell Rebecca Latimer Felton was sworn in as the first female U.S. Senator on November 21, 1922, only twenty-seven months after the19th Amendment, which gave her the right to vote, was passed. Felton, appointed by a politically motivated governor, served only two days in the Senate. [...]

The Dress – Lisa M. Russell2024-01-26T16:48:31-05:00

6 – Reconstruction Bartow County Following the Civil War – Dr. Keith Hebert

2024-02-26T13:50:34-05:00

Reconstruction Bartow County Following the Civil War By Dr. Keith Hebert, Assistant Professor, Auburn University At the end of the Civil War, John King, a Bartow County soldier who had served in the 40th Georgia Infantry Regiment and spent the last months of the war in a northern prison camp, [...]

6 – Reconstruction Bartow County Following the Civil War – Dr. Keith Hebert2024-02-26T13:50:34-05:00

5 – The Union Occupation of Bartow County – Trey Gaines

2024-02-26T13:48:29-05:00

The Union Occupation of Bartow County by Trey Gaines Throughout the summer and fall of 1864, Bartow County experienced firsthand the devastation of the Civil War.  Just weeks before, in May, Union and Confederate forces cut a path of destruction through the heart of the county, when over 150,000 troops [...]

5 – The Union Occupation of Bartow County – Trey Gaines2024-02-26T13:48:29-05:00

General William T. Wofford (1824 – 1884) – Joe F. Head

2024-01-29T15:59:41-05:00

The son of William Hollingsworth Wofford and Nancy M. Tatum William Tatum, Wofford was born June 28, 1823. He had two sisters, Rachel and Martha. The family ancestors were Revolutionary War heroes who had migrated to north Georgia to settle in the Habersham County area.  William’s father died when he [...]

General William T. Wofford (1824 – 1884) – Joe F. Head2024-01-29T15:59:41-05:00
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