“This Was His Georgia”

During the 21 years (1924–1945) in which he was a constant visitor to Warm Springs, GA., Franklin D. Roosevelt became familiar with the scenic beauties of field & forest in the environs. The splendid isolation of Dowdell’s Knob, with its ...

Central City College/Georgia Baptist College

Founded in October 1899 by the Reverend E. K. Love under the auspices of the Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, Central City College served as a co-educational institution of learning for African-American students at both the high school and college ...

Columbian Lodge No. 7, Free & Accepted Masons Columbus, Georgia

Organized October 9, 1828, Columbian Lodge was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Georgia in December 1828, as No. 28. In 1849 it became No. 7. It is the oldest Lodge in western Georgia. First Worshipful Master was Luther Blake. ...

Georgia R.R. & Banking Co.

On May 21, 1837, Georgia Railroad and Banking Company operated from this place the first railroad train in Georgia. It is the oldest railroad in Georgia continuously operating under its original charter.

Though extensive portions of its lines were destroyed ...

Troop K Georgia Cavalry

1795

Richmond Hussars

Troop K

Georgia Cavalry

Glorified

in

Every War

1917

( Rear )

[ Emblem: Last Man's Club ]

Honor Roll

of the Last Man's Club organized

24 December 1929 and dedicated to

Men Of Troop K, Georgia ...

Georgia O'Keeffe

This world-renowned artist was born in the Town of Sun Prairie on November 15, 1887. She was the second of seven children born to Francis and Ida O'Keeffe. Georgia grew up on the family farm south of the city of ...

Georgia's Secession Convention

On January 16, 1861, the Georgia Secession Convention met here to consider seceding from the United States. Secession began in response to Abraham Lincoln's election as president the previous November and the belief that his Republican party was "anti-slavery in ...

Georgia

Georgia Confederate

Soldiers

We sleep here in obedience to law.

When duty called we came.

When country called we died.

Marker is on West Confederate Avenue, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Georgia Medical Society

(West face)

The Georgia Medical Society

1804-2004

Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones

Physician and resident of Savannah Georgia

American Revolutionary War veteran and patriot

Georgia Delegate to Continental Congress

First Georgia Medical Society 1804

"The Morning Star of the Revolution"

The Georgia Medical Society of Savannah

Georgia is the oldest Local ...

This Was His Georgia

Franklin D. Roosevelt was a frequent visitor (41 trips) to Warm Springs from 1924-1945. Dowdell’s Knob was one of his favorite spots for both quiet contemplation and picnics. F.D.R. visited this spot overlooking Pine Mountain Valley as a private citizen, ...