Author: Harold Owens SmithPublisher: HPN Books
ISBN: 1935377280
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Historic Smyrna
Author: Harold Owens SmithPublisher: HPN Books
ISBN: 1935377280
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
A Brief History of Smyrna, Georgia
Author: William P. MarchionePublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162584025X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The dynamic city of Smyrna, Georgia, situated a scant fifteen miles northwest of Atlanta, has a fascinating history. In July 1864, two significant battles were fought within the confines of present-day Smyrna as General Sherman's Federal juggernaut converged on the "Gateway City" of Atlanta. The town was incorporated in 1872 with a population of fewer than three hundred residents and high expectations that rapid suburban development would ensue. It was the coming to the area of the aeronautics industry in the post-World War II period that finally generated sustained growth. Then, in the 1990s, the city reinvented itself through an aggressive urban renewal program spearheaded by its dynamic mayor, Max Bacon, and a progressive-minded city council. Join author William P. Marchione, PhD, as he recounts the fascinating history that created Smyrna.
Smyrna, Georgia-- "The Jonquil City"
Author: Mary Wallace MoorePublisher:
ISBN: 9781681843353
Category : Smyrna (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A pictorial history of the city of Smyrna, Georgia"--
Smyrna
Author: Harold Lee SmithPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467110892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Smyrna began as a religious campground in the 1830s and was then settled by pioneers along the Western & Atlantic Railroad line running from Atlanta through Smyrna to Chattanooga. In the summer of 1864, the Civil War battles of Smyrna and Ruff's Mill devastated the area, but the community recovered, and the town was incorporated in August 1872. It grew as businesses opened along US Highway 41, bringing travelers to local gas stations, hotels, and diners. The Smyrna economy changed in 1942 when the Bell Aircraft Corporation began and again in the 1950s when the Lockheed Corporation took over the former Bell bomber plant. Today, Smyrna ranks as a highly desirable metropolitan Atlanta area in which to live and raise a family.
Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in Atlanta
Author: Shawne TaylorPublisher: First Books
ISBN: 9780912301617
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Georgia Place-Names From Jot-em-Down to Doctortown
Author: Cathy J. KaemmerlenPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439667535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Ever wonder how Rough and Ready got its name? Or what Stonesthrow is a stone's throw from? And surely the story behind Climax can't be...that thrilling, can it? The curious Georgian can't help pondering the seemingly endless supply of head-scratching place names that dot this state. Luckily, the intrepid Cathy Kaemmerlen stands ready to unravel the enigmas--Enigma is, in fact, a Georgia town--behind the state's most astonishing appellations. Cow Hell, Gum Pond, Boxankle and Lord a Mercy Cove? One town owes its name to a random sign that fell off a railcar, while another memorializes a broken bone suffered by a cockfight spectator. And just how many place names were inspired by insolent mules? Come on in to find out.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1468
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
If I Ever Get Back to Georgia, I'm Gonna Nail My Feet to the Ground
Author: Lewis GrizzardPublisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1588382737
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Lewis Grizzard got his first newspaper job when he was ten years old. Thirty-odd years later (thirty-very-odd years) he's still in the newspaper business--and he's still infuriated by it, still tickled by it, and still very much in love with it. If I Ever Get Back to Georgia, I'm Gonna Nail My Feet to the Ground is all about that anger, that great humor and that even greater passion for something that affects every single one of us: the daily newspaper. Grizzard begins with his first writing job (covering a Boy's Church League team in Newman, Georgia), and continues through his college years in Athens, Georgia, where he learned how to do such things as prepare a front-page headline and layout in case Jesus Christ ever returned to earth. (Headline: HE'S BACK!) He examines the great Atlanta years and the cold Chicago winters--as sports editor of the Sun-Times, during which Grizzard lost his second wife, his cool, and very nearly his sanity, but also learned an awful lot about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is Grizzard's funniest--and his best--book yet.
Cobb County, Georgia
Author: Cobb County Chamber of Commerce (Ga.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cobb County (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
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