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Author Index
                         
Greg Loyd
Adel
Adel, incorporated in 1889 and now the seat of Cook County, is located about thirty miles north of Valdosta...
Colquitt
Colquitt is not only the county seat but also the only incorporated area of Miller County, in southwest...
Newton
Newton in southwest Georgia is the county seat of Baker County and the county's only incorporated town....
Pelham
Pelham is a small southwest Georgia town with a rich history. Located in Mitchell County, just east of...
Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition
The Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition, which takes place in Moultrie during the third week of October each...
W. Ray Luce
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), whose adherents are known as Latter-day...
Robert E. Luckett
Jr.
Allen D. Candler (1834-1910)
The last governor to be both a veteran of the Civil War (1861-65) and a Georgia native, Allen Candler...
Bobby Cox (b. 1941)
One of the greatest managers in the history of major league baseball, Bobby Cox led the Atlanta Braves...
Cairo
Cairo, incorporated in 1870, is located in Grady County in southwest Georgia, thirty miles north of Tallahassee,...
Charles McDonald (1793-1860)
Charles McDonald spent two terms as governor of Georgia during the tumultuous years following the economic...
Conyers
Conyers, located twenty miles east of Atlanta on Interstate 20, is the seat of Rockdale County and part...
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
One of the best third basemen in major league history, Eddie Mathews played fifteen seasons with the...
Fayetteville
Established on March 28, 1823, twenty miles south of Atlanta, Fayetteville is the seat of Fayette County...
Henry McDaniel (1836-1926)
Henry McDaniel, a respected lawyer and businessman, served one term as governor of Georgia. His enduring...
John Forsyth (1780-1841)
One of the most accomplished statesmen in Georgia's history, John Forsyth led a political career that...
Macon County
Located in central Georgia, Macon County is 130 miles south of Atlanta and covers 403 square miles. The...
Oglethorpe
Located sixty-five miles east of Columbus and sixty miles southwest of Macon in Macon County, Oglethorpe...
Peach County
Created in 1924 from Houston and Macon counties by the state legislature, Peach County was Georgia's...
Thomas Hardwick (1872-1944)
A state legislator, governor, and U.S. congressman, Thomas Hardwick served Georgia over a long political...
Watkinsville
Watkinsville, the seat of Oconee County, has been a center of social life and a hub for local politics...
Whitfield County
Whitfield County is located in northwest Georgia at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains, about...
William Rabun (1771-1819)
William Rabun served as governor of Georgia from 1817 until his death in 1819. He was born in Halifax...
Thomas N. Lumsden
White County
White County, covering 242 square miles, is located on the eastern flank of the Appalachian Mountain...
John S. Lupold
Columbus
The lure of making money from cotton and the waterpower of the Chattahoochee River shaped the Muscogee...
Horace King (1807-1885)
Horace King was the most respected bridge builder in west Georgia, Alabama, and northeast Mississippi...
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