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Battle of Pickett's Mill

The Battle of Pickett's Mill was among the more decisive encounters of the Atlanta campaign during the Civil War (1861-65), and today, the Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site in Paulding County is one of the most thoroughly preserved and interpreted Civil War battlefields in the nation.

In May 1864 the Confederate army successfully prevented Union general William T. Sherman's troops from occupying the town of Dallas, which Sherman sought as a strategic base of operations as he moved toward Atlanta. The battle was th...

"Blind Willie" McTell (1898-1959)

"Blind Willie" McTell was one of the great blues musicians Read more...

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University of Georgia Press

The University of Georgia Press is the oldest and largest book publisher in the state and the only member of the Association of American University Presses within the University System ...

Altamaha River

The third largest contributor of freshwater to the Atlantic Ocean on North America's eastern shore, the Altamaha River basin lies entirely within the state of Georgia. The Altamaha River, formed by the confluence of the...

Worth County

Worth County, spanning 570 square miles, was created from Dooly and Irwin counties by an act of the...