It Happened in Georgia

Stories of Events and People that Shaped Peach State History

James A. Crutchfield

• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781493039487
• Edition: 3
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

From prehistoric harvest rituals celebrated by early Native Americans to the terrible Flood of 1994, It Happened in Georgia looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Peach State.

Learn about the first use of a “miracle gas” that made surgical procedures painless. Find out why hundreds of female mill workers were forcibly removed from Atlanta to Indiana, many with no means to return home. Discover how a constitutional loophole, two state-run armies with conflicting loyalties, and some dubious vote counts allowed three candidates to claim the title of governor simultaneously. Follow naturalist John Muir’s trek of discovery through Georgia, where he admired the state’s natural wonders and its residents alike.

Table of contents

• Map
• Preface
• The Last Days of Ocmulgee—Macon, circa AD 1500
• The Wesley Brothers’ Brief Stay in Georgia—Savannah, 1737
• The Battle of Bloody Marsh—St. Simons Island, 1742
• Acadians in Georgia—Savannah, 1755
• Dueling Statesmen—Savannah, 1777
• Washington Slept Here—Augusta, 1791
• The Invention of the Cotton Gin—Savannah, 1792
• Indian Trade on the St. Mary’s River—1795
• Fracas with the French—Savannah, 1811
• From the Great Georgia Gold Rush to the Treaty of New Echota—Dahlonega, 1829–1835
• The Trail of Tears—North Georgia, 1838
• The First Surgical Use of Ether—Jefferson, 1842
• The Case of the Double-Barreled Cannon—Athens, 1862
• The Great Locomotive Chase—Atlanta to Ringgold, 1862
• Roswell Factory Workers Deported—Roswell, 1864
• From Atlanta to the Sea—Atlanta, 1864
• The Most Wanted Man in America—Irwinville, 1865
• A Walk across Georgia—Blairsville to Savannah, 1867
• Violence in North Georgia—Rome, 1879
• An Interview with Oscar Wilde—Atlanta, 1882
• The Beginnings of the Girl Scouts—Savannah, 1912
• The Legacy of Stone Mountain—Atlanta, 1914
• Bedspread Alley—Dalton, 1933
• The Death of a President—Warm Springs, 1945
• Three-Governor Controversy—Atlanta, 1947
• A Killing in Coweta County—Coweta County, 1948
• The Tragic Death of Margaret Mitchell—Atlanta, 1949
• The Metcalf Stone—Columbus, 1966
• Breaking the Babe’s Home-Run Record—Atlanta, 1974
• The Flood of 1994—Albany, 1994
• Tragedy at the Olympic Games—Atlanta, 1996
• Bibliography
• About the Author