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Georgia's Landmarks Memorials and Legends: Volume 1, Part 1
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Take a bite out of The Peach State's history with accounts of Light Horse Harry Lee's bivouac, Jefferson Davis's arrest at Irwinville, and much more. Georgia has a rich history, filled with legends and heroes. Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends is an in-depth, entertaining study of the who, where, and why in Georgia history, from the Native American princess Haiwasse to former first lady Ellen Wilson. Covering every detail—like reminiscences of historic figures, local Native American legends, Revolutionary War stories, cemeteries, and churchyards—it is must-have reading for American history students and enthusiasts. Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends is the comprehensive collection of the colorful tales, heroes, and legends that arose from the state's unique heritage. This thorough guide explores the history, places, and people of Georgia. Part 1 of this two-part volume is the handbook of key figures in Georgia's history and the monuments honoring them.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- PREFACE
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- SECTION I: Under the code Duello.
- SECTION II: Landmarks and Memorials
- CHAPTER I: Hernando De Soto: Memorials of his March through Georgia in 1540
- CHAPTER II: "Home, Sweet Home:" John Howard Payne's Georgia Sweetheart and Imprisonment
- CHAPTER III: Lost for 114 Years: the Mystery of General Greene's Place of Entombment
- CHAPTER IV: Georgia's Great Seals
- CHAPTER V: Georgia Issues the First Patent for a Steamboat
- CHAPTER VI: President Washington's Georgia Visit: the Diary of His Trip
- CHAPTER VII: General Elijah Clarke's Trans-Oconee Republic
- CHAPTER VIII: Fannin at Goliad: Story of the Brutal Massacre of 1836
- CHAPTER IX: William H. Seward: A Georgia School-Master
- CHAPTER X: Crawford W. Long: The Discoverer of Anesthesia
- CHAPTER XI: John Clark: His Grave Overlooking St. Andrew's Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
- CHAPTER XII: Liberty Hall: The Historic Home of the Illustrious Confederate Vice-President
- CHAPTER XIII: The Last Order of the Confederate Government
- CHAPTER XIV: Memorial Day: Its True History
- CHAPTER XV: Thomas Holley Chivers: An Erratic Genius
- CHAPTER XVI: Georgia's First Governor: His Mysterious Death
- CHAPTER XVII: Two Pioneer Baptists: The Story of the Mercers
- CHAPTER XVIII: Ebenezer: The Story of the Salzburgers
- CHAPTER XIX: Sunbury: An Extinct Metropolis
- CHAPTER XX: Fort Morris: The Last to Lower the Colonial Flag
- CHAPTER XXI: New Inverness: The Story of the Scotch Highlanders
- CHAPTER XXII: The Acadians in Georgia
- CHAPTER XXIII: The Moravians in Georgia
- CHAPTER XXIV: Roswell: The Home of Mr. Roosevelt's Mother
- CHAPTER XXV: Dr. Francis R. Goulding: The Author of "The Young Marooners"
- CHAPTER XXVI: Who Invented the Sewing Machine?
- CHAPTER XXVII: "The Savannah:" Her Maiden Trip Across the Atlantic in 1819
- CHAPTER XXVIII: How the "General" Was Captured: The Story of the Famous Andrews' Raid
- CHAPTER XXIX: How Mr. Bryan Secured His Nomination in 1896
- CHAPTER XXX: The Wren's Nest: Its Memories of Joel Chandler Harris
- CHAPTER XXXI: Stone Mountain: A Monolith of Prehistoric Times
- CHAPTER XXXII: The Old Field School
- CHAPTER XXXIII: Georgia's Early Masonic History: An Important Volume Discovered.
- CHAPTER XXXIV: Mrs. Wilson Comes Home
- SECTION III: Historic Church-Yards and Burial Grounds
- SECTION IV: Myths and Legends of the Indians
- SECTION V: Tales of the Revolutionary Camp-Fires
- SECTION VI: Georgia Miscellanies
- SECTION VII: Historic County Seats, Chief Towns and Noted Localities