Savannah, a Southern city quietly blooming in the shadow of its more famous sister city Charleston, has recently captured its own share of the limelight. With the publication of best-selling books, Forest Gump and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, both of which were set it Savannah, tourism is at an all-time high, business is booming, and everyone wants to know more about this gem of a ...
In 1850 and again 1860, the U.S. government carried out a census of slave owners and their property. Transcribed by Mr. Cox, the 1850 U.S. census for Georgia is important for two reasons. First, some of the slave owners appearing here do not appear in the 1850 U.S. census of population for Georgia and are thus "restored" to the population of 1850. Second, and of considerable interest to ...
Buckhead is a magical neighbourhood in north Atlanta that has come to be internationally known for its tree-canopied neighbourhoods and among the most sought-after real estate in the country. Known to many as the 'Beverly Hills of the South', Buckhead has been home to many of the South's most prestigious families and established companies. Originally a Native American river village, following the ...