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”
Tag Archives: Georgia History
Trip Photos: Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Earlier today, we visited Rome, Georgia, and the city’s historic Myrtle Hill Cemetery. The cemetery was opened in 1857 on land previously owned by Alfred Shorter. It was briefly a fort during the Civil War and was expanded throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The cemetery is owned and operated by the City ofContinue reading “Trip Photos: Myrtle Hill Cemetery”
Savannah: Vintage and Modern Images
Last week, I went to Savannah as part of the Cities as Text program of KSU’s Journey Honors College. We stayed at a hotel on Bay Street and walked on foot across the entire historic district. During the trip, I visited all 24 of the city’s historic squares, including two destroyed in the 1930s. WhileContinue reading “Savannah: Vintage and Modern Images”
Trip Photos: The Chief Vann House
When the Chief Vann House in Murray County was built, it was the first brick house in the Cherokee nation. It was built by enslaved laborers around 1804 for James Vann, and his son Joseph owned the house at the time of the Trail of Tears. Since the 1950s, it has been preserved by theContinue reading “Trip Photos: The Chief Vann House”
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”
Trip Photos – Westview Cemetery
Last week, I took a tour of Atlanta’s Westview Cemetery sponsored by the Atlanta Preservation Center. Westview is around 600 acres (half of which is developed) and is the South’s largest civilian cemetery. Through the following photos, I have shared some of the highlights. Special thanks to our tour guide, Jeff Clemons, author of Atlanta’sContinue reading “Trip Photos – Westview Cemetery”
New Article: Thomas R. Marshall
I am very excited to share my latest article. It tells the story of Vice President Thomas Marshall, who was speaking in Atlanta when he was (incorrectly!) told Woodrow Wilson had passed away. The article was published in the Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research, and was sponsored by Dr. David Parker. The article was aContinue reading “New Article: Thomas R. Marshall”
Trip Photos – Bolton
On July 1, I got to tour Bolton, a neighborhood north of Atlanta that was once its own independent community. These photos were originally posted on my Peach State Past social media site. Special thanks to Larry Davis for showing me around this area! Right in the heart of Bolton is a tunnel traveling beneathContinue reading “Trip Photos – Bolton”
Trip Photos – Decatur
The following photos were taken on a research trip to the DeKalb History Center on June 27. They were originally posted on my social media site Peach State Past. The DeKalb County History Center is housed inside the historic 1898 courthouse. The building suffered a major fire in 1916 but was repaired soon afterward, thoughContinue reading “Trip Photos – Decatur”
Andrew J. Bramlett 