This stone structure in Greene County has always intrigued me, but I’ve never really broken free from other things to research it until this week. I was prompted to “get busy” when I learned that in 1873 a man was hung there not once but twice! This stone structure is referred to as the … [Read more...]
Westview Cemetery – The Story behind One Confederate’s Grave
On January 18, 1934 renowned Atlanta historian Franklin Garrett was on a patch of property in south Fulton County referred to as the Hornsby place on Butner Road. The property – once owned by Dr. W.J. Hornsby – was situated two miles east of old Campbellton, the once thriving county seat of Campbell … [Read more...]
Even Harry Got to Go to the Beach
I love the beach. The sand, the sparkling water, the sound and smell of the pounding surf, walking the beach with my head down hoping….hoping…. hoping for the perfect shell find. The beach at morning…the beach at night…seafood…even the sunburn…I love it all. I miss the beach, and I’m most … [Read more...]
William B. Lowe’s Last Great Idea
On April 29, 1899, The Atlanta Constitution announced, “William B. Lowe has made arrangements and secured plans for the erection of an apartment building on Peachtree between North and Linden Avenues which is to be ten stories high and ...more elegant than any apartment building in New York City or … [Read more...]
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