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Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville Washington, Georgia’s ninth county and first in the nation to be named for George Washington, was created in 1784 for granting land to soldiers for Revolutionary War services. Court...
Georgia, Greene County, near Union Point Organized in 1786, Bethany Presbyterian Church was the first church in Greene County. Dr. Francis Cummins, Dr. Francis Goulding, and other great ministers preached here. In 1886, Dr....
Oklahoma, McCurtain County, Valliant Established here in 1869 as Oak Hill Industrial Academy by Presbyterian Board of Missions as boarding school for children of Choctaw Freedmen. Academy succeeded small school begun in 1860 by...
Oklahoma, McCurtain County, Idabel Small cemetery nearby contains graves of Choctaw chief Samuel Garland (1862 – 64) and family members including his mother-in-law, Sophie Pitchlynn. Peter Pitchlynn, son of Sophie and John...
Oklahoma, McCurtain County, Broken Bow Cut from Washington, Ark., to Fort Towson in 1831 for removal of Choctaws from Miss., became known is Choctaw Trail of Tears after thousands of suffering Indians used it to reach new...
Georgia, Hancock County, Sparta The Eagle Tavern, built in the late 18th century, once stood on the site of the present Lafayette Hotel. A state coach stop on the Augusta to Macon line, the tavern owned by a Mr. A. Abercrombie...
Got an empty mansion? Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambos wants it to stop. A party at a vacant home on Powers Ferry Road was billed as an "Alpha's Gone Wild at the Haunted Mansion Costume Party." Sandy Springs Police were called...
Georgia, Greene County, White Plains White Plains Baptist Church was organized in 1806, with all four sanctuaries located here. The current sanctuary was constructed in 1887. Welcoming its first African-American member in 1812,...
Police in Georgia take it upon themselves to check sex offenders' addresses Sex offenders in parts of Arkansas, Texas, IIllinois must attend meetings Halloween night Keeping tabs on sex offenders provides community with sense...
Georgia, Stewart County, near Lumpkin Side 1: Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church This church served as the focus for the religious, educational and cultural life of African Americans in the Green Grove community during the...
