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Chieftains

At this house´s core is the 1790s log home of Major Ridge (c. 1771-1839), a leader in the Cherokee Nation. His 223-acre plantation supported numberous outbuildings, orchards and slaves while the...

At this house´s core is the 1790s log home of Major Ridge (c. 1771-1839), a leader in the Cherokee Nation. His 223-acre plantation supported numberous outbuildings, orchards and slaves while the...

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Blue Star Memorial

Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Mountain View garden Club Laurel View Garden Club In cooperation with The City of Rome...

Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Mountain View garden Club Laurel View Garden Club In cooperation with The City of...

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Blue Star Memorial

Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Three Rivers Garden Club The Rome Federated Garden Club In cooperation with Rome~Floyd...

Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Three Rivers Garden Club The Rome Federated Garden Club In cooperation with Rome~Floyd...

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Major Ridge

Principal Chief of the Cherokee tribe of the Indians, moved to this spot about 1794 and built this dwelling Modernized by later owners. His ferry and trading post made this farm a tribal center....

Principal Chief of the Cherokee tribe of the Indians, moved to this spot about 1794 and built this dwelling Modernized by later owners. His ferry and trading post made this farm a tribal center....

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Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

The first residence of missionaries sent in 1821 to establish the Turnip Mountain Mission to the Cherokees was located on this site, just north of the Cemetery wall. The mission, later known as...

The first residence of missionaries sent in 1821 to establish the Turnip Mountain Mission to the Cherokees was located on this site, just north of the Cemetery wall. The mission, later known...

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Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, Wife of the 28th President of the United States

Born in Savannah, Georgia, May 15, 1860 Moved to Rome, Georgia, March 1866 Graduated from Rome Female College, 1876 Attended New York Art Students League, 1884-1885 Her father, The Rev. Mr. Samuel...

Born in Savannah, Georgia, May 15, 1860 Moved to Rome, Georgia, March 1866 Graduated from Rome Female College, 1876 Attended New York Art Students League, 1884-1885 Her father, The Rev. Mr. Samuel...

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Berry College Founded By Martha Berry 1866-1942

Starting with a Sunday School in a log cabin one mile south of here, Martha Berry founded a boarding school for rural boys in 1902 on 83 acres of land, adding a school for girls in 1909. From this...

Starting with a Sunday School in a log cabin one mile south of here, Martha Berry founded a boarding school for rural boys in 1902 on 83 acres of land, adding a school for girls in 1909. From this...

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Martha Berry's Birthplace

Martha Berry, founder of the Berry Schools, was born and lived here at ´Oak Hill.´ Daughter of Capt. Tom Berry, wealthy plantation owner, she devoted her life to providing educational...

Martha Berry, founder of the Berry Schools, was born and lived here at ´Oak Hill.´ Daughter of Capt. Tom Berry, wealthy plantation owner, she devoted her life to providing...

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French's Div. at Rome

May 16, 1864 Maj. Gen. S.G. French, in person, reached Rome from Ala., enroute with his div. (Polk´s A.C.), to join Johnston´s army at Cassville, Sears´ brigade was sent to Kingston that night....

May 16, 1864 Maj. Gen. S.G. French, in person, reached Rome from Ala., enroute with his div. (Polk´s A.C.), to join Johnston´s army at Cassville, Sears´ brigade was sent to Kingston that night....

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Federal Occupation of Rome

May 18, 1864. Davis´ div., (14th A.C.) moving from Resaca via W. bank of the Oostanaula, forced passage of the river against Confederate opposition & captured the city. Davis´ seizure of Rome was...

May 18, 1864. Davis´ div., (14th A.C.) moving from Resaca via W. bank of the Oostanaula, forced passage of the river against Confederate opposition & captured the city. Davis´ seizure of Rome was...

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Davis' March to Rome

May 16, 1864. Brig. Gen. J.C. Davis´ div. (14th A.C.) left Sugar Valley via roads west of the Oostanaula River to outflank Johnston´s forces retreating from Resaca. Davis had been informed that...

May 16, 1864. Brig. Gen. J.C. Davis´ div. (14th A.C.) left Sugar Valley via roads west of the Oostanaula River to outflank Johnston´s forces retreating from Resaca. Davis had been informed that...

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Farmer's Bridge Armuchee Creek

May 15, 1864. Minty´s Brigade of Garrard´s Cav. scouting toward Rome in advance of the infantry column, Davis´ div. (14th A.C.) encountered Brig. Gen. L.S. Ross´ Texas brigade (Jackson´s Cav....

May 15, 1864. Minty´s Brigade of Garrard´s Cav. scouting toward Rome in advance of the infantry column, Davis´ div. (14th A.C.) encountered Brig. Gen. L.S. Ross´ Texas brigade (Jackson´s...

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Floyd Springs

Garrard´s Cavalry, having left Villanow, May 14, 1864, passed Floyd Springs May 15, enroute to Farmer´s Bridge & Rome. After scouting toward Rome, the Cav. withdrew & camped here. May 16....

Garrard´s Cavalry, having left Villanow, May 14, 1864, passed Floyd Springs May 15, enroute to Farmer´s Bridge & Rome. After scouting toward Rome, the Cav. withdrew & camped here. May...

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Hermitage

Home of Joseph Watters (1792 - 1866), pioneer settler in Floyd County; an admirer of Andrew Jackson, he named it ´Hermitage.´ A settlement of that name is 1mi. S. E. May 17, 18, 1864: Brig. Gen....

Home of Joseph Watters (1792 - 1866), pioneer settler in Floyd County; an admirer of Andrew Jackson, he named it ´Hermitage.´ A settlement of that name is 1mi. S. E. May 17, 18, 1864: Brig. Gen....

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DeSoto In Georgia

In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd of swine reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro´s conquest of Peru. De Soto had...

In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd of swine reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro´s conquest of Peru. De Soto...

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Original Cabin

This cabin, birthplace of The Berry Schools, (now Berry College and Berry Academy) was built as a playhouse for Martha Berry and her brothers and sisters shortly after the Civil War. Here, in the...

This cabin, birthplace of The Berry Schools, (now Berry College and Berry Academy) was built as a playhouse for Martha Berry and her brothers and sisters shortly after the Civil War. Here, in...

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Medora Field Perkerson Author- Newspaper Columnist

Medora Field (1892 - 1960) was born nearby on the site of the present Lindale Baptist Church. In her early twenties she became a member of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine staff, and...

Medora Field (1892 - 1960) was born nearby on the site of the present Lindale Baptist Church. In her early twenties she became a member of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine staff, and...

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Georgia School for the Deaf

In 1833, a deaf man, John Jacobus Flournoy, of Jackson County, great grandson of Jacob Flournoy, a French Huguenot, urging education for the deaf, interested Governor Wilson Lumpkin and the...

In 1833, a deaf man, John Jacobus Flournoy, of Jackson County, great grandson of Jacob Flournoy, a French Huguenot, urging education for the deaf, interested Governor Wilson Lumpkin and the...

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Floyd County

Floyd County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 out of Cherokee County. Originally, it included parts of Chattooga, Polk and Gordon Counties. Early settlers came from Tenn., S.C., and older parts...

Floyd County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 out of Cherokee County. Originally, it included parts of Chattooga, Polk and Gordon Counties. Early settlers came from Tenn., S.C., and older parts...

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Georgia's Paul Revere

Along this road John H. Wisdom rode from Gadsden, Ala. to warn that a Federal force of over 2,000 men was approaching Rome to occupy the town, destroy foundries making ammunition for the...

Along this road John H. Wisdom rode from Gadsden, Ala. to warn that a Federal force of over 2,000 men was approaching Rome to occupy the town, destroy foundries making ammunition for...

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