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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM264A_carrollton_Carrollton-GA.html
Carrollton was incorporated December 22, 1829, and named in honor of Charles Carroll, last living signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1830, the town was surveyed and lots were laid out, with the central feature being the town square, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23LD_the-mill_Villa-Rica-GA.html
This Amphitheater is located on the site of what was once the heart of commerce in Villa Rica for more than 100 years. By 1900, the two -block area to the east of here was developed by the Villa Rica Cotton Oil Mill, whose president was W. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23L7_thomas-andrew-dorsey_Villa-Rica-GA.html
Thomas Andrew Dorsey was born July 1, 1899, in Villa Rica. He learned to play the piano as a young man. His blues style combined with southern Christian praise songs earned him the title "The Father of Gospel Music." His best known co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23FF_this-log-house-is-similar-to-the-home-of-chief-william-mcintosh_Whitesburg-GA.html
It was relocated from near Centre, Alabama by W.O. Kilgore Construction with funds provided by the Department of Natural Resources and private sector funds raised by the Abraham Baldwin Chapter, NSDAR as requested by Carroll County, Georgia. Dedi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21X0_fullerville-jail_Villa-Rica-GA.html
The Fullerville Jail served the city of Fullerville, Ga. from 1916 to 1956. According to former Fullervillions, the city's first jail was made of wood and burned to the ground. According to former Fullervillions who witnessed the burning of the fi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21KG_whatley-memorial-historic-park_Bowdon-GA.html
This park is the last piece of unused late of the original campus of Bowden College (1856-1936). It was also the backyard of the McDaniel-Whatley home, the last remaining building of that institution. Mr. Vachel D. Whatley Sr. graduated from Bowde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20XU_villa-ricas-textile-industry_Villa-Rica-GA.html
In the early 1900's several textile mills and warehouses lined Villa Rica's Main Street. The mills provided an economic stimulus for decades as the transition was made from agricultural to industrial products. The cotton mills paid cash wages prov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20X1_bank-of-villa-rica_Villa-Rica-GA.html
The Bank of Villa Rica was Carroll County's oldest financial institution, and one of the oldest financial institutions in the State of Georgia. The bank was chartered with $15,000 of capital when it opened in 1899. This was one of the few banks th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSGB_freedom-riders_Villa-Rica-GA.html
The Villa Rica bus station, formerly located on this site, was on the route of the 1961 Freedom Riders that departed Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1961 with New Orleans, Louisiana, as its final destination. Freedom riders were civil rights activis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKYW_last-land-in-georgia-ceded-by-the-creeks_Bowdon-GA.html
Bowdon is near the geographical center of the last land in Georgia owned by the Creek Nation and ceded to the U.S. This tract, approximately 550 sq. mi. in area, is 80 mi long and 10 mi. wide at its widest point. When Carroll County was survey…
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