Today, my newest article was posted by the online journal Atlanta Studies. It looks at Cobb County’s attempts in the 1950s and ‘60s to build a professional baseball stadium in roughly the same area where Truist Park would open in 2017. Using this story, I explore civic boosterism, white flight, and the rise of Atlanta’sContinue reading “New Article: The Cobb County Stadium”
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The Eventful Life of C. C. Coyle
At about half-past five on September 29, 1912, the crowd gathered at the Marietta depot was more anxious than usual about the upcoming train. After the regularly scheduled passenger train, a second train arrived at the station with one of the most respected men in America. Theodore Roosevelt was returning to Chattanooga after speaking atContinue reading “The Eventful Life of C. C. Coyle”
New Article: Town with a Colorful History
Starting in October 2021, I wrote a series of articles about Kennesaw history for Around Kennesaw magazine. That magazine ended in October 2023, and I have not published anything similar since. I am excited to share that this year, the new West Cobb City Lifestyle magazine has asked me to continue writing articles about ourContinue reading “New Article: Town with a Colorful History”
Cobb County, 1832
The Cherokee lived in North Georgia until the 1830s, when they were forcibly removed in what came to be known as the Trail of Tears.[1] In 1832, the State of Georgia surveyed the Cherokee lands to prepare for a lottery, where settlers would be given randomly selected plots of land across North Georgia. The regionContinue reading “Cobb County, 1832”
Andrew J. Bramlett 