Louis “Press Preston Huddleston (1870-1956) began working for The Atlanta Journal as a young man in the 1880s as a printer and moved over to work in The Atlanta Constitution building that sat at the southeast corner of Alabama and Forsyth in 1900 where he was the real estate and industrial news … [Read more...]
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David S. Johnston and Georgia’s Confederate Naval Yard
The subject of the Confederate Navy is not covered during history courses in our high schools, middle schools, or even the history curriculum I used to teach fourth and fifth graders a few years ago. The only scant mention involves the match-up between the CSS Virginia (Merrimac) and USS Monitor, … [Read more...]
Compiling the 1850 Census in Gwinnett County, Georgia
For the last few weeks, I have been sharing some recollections of Mrs. Abigail “Abi” Pittman Elder (1832-1928) via a few of her letters written to the editor of The Atlanta Constitution. Though her letters she threw around bits and pieces of Atlanta history like confetti – mentions of Native … [Read more...]
Mrs. Abi Remembers…
A few days ago, I posted an article regarding the naming of Peachtree Street. I have Mrs. Abigail “Abi” Pittman Elder (1832-1928) to thank for the idea since it was her letter to The Atlanta Constitution in June 1909 that sparked my interest in the topic. You can see the full article here. Mrs. … [Read more...]
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