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Lost Towns of North Georgia

2016-10-17 History
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Release : 2016-10-17
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Lost Towns of North Georgia by : Lisa M. Russell

Download or read book Lost Towns of North Georgia written by Lisa M. Russell. This book was released on 2016-10-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the bustle of a city slows, towns dissolve into abandoned buildings or return to woods and crumble into the North Georgia clay. In 1832, Auraria was one of the sites of the original American gold rush. The remains of numerous towns dot the landscape - pockets of life that were lost to fire or drowned by the water of civic works projects. Cassville was a booming educational and cultural epicenter until 1864. Allatoona found its identity as a railroad town. Author and professor Lisa M. Russell unearths the forgotten towns of North Georgia.

Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia

2021-06-28 History
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Release : 2021-06-28
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Book Synopsis Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia by : Lisa M Russell

Download or read book Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia written by Lisa M Russell. This book was released on 2021-06-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archeologist reveals the mysterious world that disappeared under North Georgia’s man-made lakes in this fascinating history. North Georgia has more than forty lakes, and not one is natural. The state’s controversial decision to dam the region’s rivers for power and water supply changed the landscape forever. Lost communities, forgotten crossroads, dissolving racetracks and even entire towns disappeared, with remnants occasionally peeking up from the depths during times of extreme drought. The creation of Lake Lanier displaced more than seven hundred families. During the construction of Lake Chatuge, busloads of schoolboys were brought in to help disinter graves for the community’s cemetery relocation. Contractors clearing land for the development of Lake Hartwell met with seventy-eight-year-old Eliza Brock wielding a shotgun and warning the men off her property. Georgia historian and archeologist Lisa Russell dives into the history hidden beneath North Georgia’s lakes.

Lost Mill Towns of North Georgia

2020 History
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Release : 2020
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Lost Mill Towns of North Georgia by : Lisa M. Russell

Download or read book Lost Mill Towns of North Georgia written by Lisa M. Russell. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The textile era was born of a perfect storm. When North Georgia's red clay failed farmers and prices fell during Reconstruction, opportunities arose. Beginning in the 1880s, textile industries moved south. Mill owners enticed an entire workforce to leave their farms and move their families into modern mill villages, encased communities with stores, theaters, baseball teams, bands and schools. To some workers, mill village life was idyllic. They had work, recreation, education, shopping and a home with the modern conveniences of running water and electricity. Most importantly, they got a paycheck. But after the New Deal, workers started to see the raw deal they were getting from mill owners and rebelled. Strikes and economic changes began to erode the era of mill villages, and by the 1960s, mill village life was all but gone. Author Lisa Russell brings these once-vibrant communities back to life.

Haunted History

2008 Body, Mind & Spirit
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Release : 2008
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Book Synopsis Haunted History by : Corinna Underwood

Download or read book Haunted History written by Corinna Underwood. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a spine-tingling tour of Atlanta and North Georgia that presents real life ghost stories and encounters with the world beyond. Meet ghosts from the Civil War, life-saving guardians, mischievous southern belles, and demonic entities as you explore The Fox Theatre, Dahlonega Gold Museum, Tilley Mill, The Shakespeare Tavern, The Eagle Tavern Museum, and Tunnel Hill. Be prepared to be chilled to the bone in Georgia!

The Forgotten History of North Georgia

2016-02-20 Georgia
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Release : 2016-02-20
Genre : Georgia
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Book Synopsis The Forgotten History of North Georgia by : Richard Thornton

Download or read book The Forgotten History of North Georgia written by Richard Thornton. This book was released on 2016-02-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Georgia has been found to contain some of the most advanced indigenous cultures north of Mexico. Very little of what one reads about its Native American history, whether on historic markers or tourist brochures, is accurate.

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