Today visitors to Sweetwater Creek State Park often come in search of the haunting ruins of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company, the once-thriving textile mill village destroyed during the Civil War in July 1864. Yet just upstream from that … [Read more]
The Last Streetcar Ride: How Atlanta Said Goodbye in 1949
In the early morning hours of April 10, 1949, Atlanta stayed awake for a farewell. Streetcar Number 897—flat-wheeled, rattling, and well past its prime—rolled out of the Butler Street barn for the last time, carrying with it six decades of … [Read more]
The Monroe Doctrine Still Matters: America’s Enduring Claim to the Western Hemisphere
When James Monroe addressed Congress in December 1823, he could not have known that a few paragraphs embedded in an annual message would shape American foreign policy for more than two centuries. Yet the Monroe Doctrine—born in an age of sailing … [Read more]
Once Upon a Time in College Park: Cox College
I wish I had a five-dollar bill for every time I ventured up Highway 29 — Roosevelt Highway — from Red Oak to downtown College Park. I’d have a tidy sum to invest. From the age of four until I was around twenty years old, I made that trip often — … [Read more]
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