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Camera and Photo of Rev. H.C. Anderson's Photo Studio

Through the lens of this camera, Henry Clay “H. C.” Anderson captured images of segregated life among Greenville, Mississippi’s African American population. Seen through Anderson’s lens, Greenville is a place of spirit and resolve—a community where the black middle class ...

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Black Panther Photos

During the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in the United States, the Black Panther Party emerged as an alternative for those frustrated with southern Civil Rights organizations’ nonviolent philosophy and seemingly slow progress. Founders Huey Newton and Bobby ...

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Camp Paxson

Camp Paxson, named for famed Montana artist Edgar S. Paxson, began as a 4 acre tent camp for boys in the early 1920s. Originally established by noted U.S. Forest Service photographer (and Boy Scout leader) K.D. Swan, Camp Paxson ...

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Camp Sumter (Andersonville)

Although Antietam and Gettysburg have reputations as the “bloodiest battles of the Civil War,” it was the Confederate prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia that proved most lethal.  Although the camp only operated from February of 1864 to May of 1865, the ...

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Tanyard Creek Park, Memorial Park & The Battle of Peachtree Creek

In the fourth year of the Civil War, as the Union Army continued to surge into Confederate territory their victory seemed assured. With General William Sherman leading the Union march towards Georgia, it appeared as if no Confederate forces ...

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General Walker’s Monument, the end of the Battle of Atlanta’s Night March

In the final year of the American Civil War, having fought their way through Georgia, the Union faced Confederate defenses in Atlanta. Both sides understood that the fall of Atlanta would mean a major turning point in the war.

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The Death of General McPherson

General James Birdseye McPherson was one of the most beloved generals of the American Civil War. His death caused “sincere sorrow” to Confederates and Union soldiers alike. One of his colleagues described his death outside modern-day Decatur during the ...

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New Manchester Mill at Sweetwater Creek

Influenced by the Roswell Mill 30 miles to the east, Col. James Rogers and Charles McDonald, a former Georgia governor, built a cotton mill in 1845 on a tract of land that would later become a village called New ...

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Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins

Sope Creek was one of the first water ways that Union troops would need to cross in order to reach Atlanta during the Civil War. General John M. Schofield had to cross Sope Creek at its mouth in order ...

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Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park

On August 20, 1924, George F. Schwarz of New York purchased 157 acres of redwoods and deeded them to the State of California. This tract was dedicated in honor of Henry S. Graves, former Chief Forester of the United States ...

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