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Article Index
                         
"Tampa Red" Whittaker (1904-1981)
Also known as "the Guitar Wizard," the blues musician Tampa Red was a master of the slide guitar and...
Widespread Panic
The hard-working, down-to-earth jam band Widespread Panic came out of the Athens music scene's second...
Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (1849-1908)
One of the most famous American entertainers of the nineteenth century, Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins was...
Leila Ross Wilburn (1885-1967)
The practice of Atlanta architect Leila Ross Wilburn emerged from and reflected the values of the Craftsman...
Wilcox County
Georgia's 126th county, Wilcox County comprises 380 square miles and was created in 1857 in the central...
Wilkes County
Located in east central Georgia, Wilkes County was created in 1777. The state's first county, it was...
Dominique Wilkins (b. 1960)
Dominique Wilkins is one of the most famous basketball players from Georgia. Dubbed the "Human Highlight...
Emma Cheves Wilkins (1870-1956)
A lifelong resident of Savannah, Emma Cheves Wilkins continued the artistic legacy established by her...
Wilkinson County
Wilkinson County, near the geographic center of Georgia, was established in 1803 from territory between...
Hosea Williams (1926-2000)
Hosea Williams, a former aide to Martin Luther King Jr., was a principal leader of the civil rights movement...
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