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History December 15, 2024

June 11 1864: Dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain

The Georgia Historic Newspapers database contains many interesting articles on the history of Cobb County, the metro Atlanta region, and Georgia. The article reprinted below, a dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain,…

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Atlanta’s Hollywood Cemetery in 1910-1912

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The eventful life of W.A. Peters — Hollywood Cemetery’s sexton who sold customers the same plot

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Atlanta’s Hollywood Cemetery part 2 – Insolvency and Streetcar Disputes

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Hollywood Cemetery’s 19th Century beginnings

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Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers

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An 1895 Atlanta newspaper was asked: “Has the bicycle come to stay?”

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A grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

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Cobb Public Libraries highlight the expansion of the Georgia Historic Newspapers digital collection

Mt. Vesuvius erupting doing catastrophic damage to Pompeii, the Greek city below

History June 12, 2024

Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives

by Steven L. Tuck, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles…

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Cobb County December 22, 2024

Two Sweetwater Mission food distributions highlighted

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following reports and photos from two Sweetwater Mission food distribution events in South Cobb: Food distribution at Friendship Revival Center Barry submitted the…

Climate and Weather December 22, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Sunday, December 22, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 22, 2024, with a high near 46 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Acworth December 22, 2024

Jeff’s Bagel Run: scratch-made bagels in Acworth

By Mark Woolsey There’s a new entry on the bagel front in Acworth, and its name might make you blink. Co-owner Valee Desai says their store, dubbed Jeff’s Bagel Run,…

Mableton December 21, 2024

Why was Six Flags built in Cobb County?

[We’re reworking and republishing some of the articles published in the Cobb County Courier in its earlier years. This was originally published in 2017, which was the 50th anniversary of…

Cobb County December 21, 2024

What decisions do Cobb and its cities face about the new Georgia tax law?

This is the second of a four-part series about changes to Georgia’s property tax laws that will go into effect January 1, 2025. Follow this link to read part one….

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June 11 1864: Dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain

Atlanta’s Hollywood Cemetery in 1910-1912

The eventful life of W.A. Peters — Hollywood Cemetery’s sexton who sold customers the same plot

Atlanta’s Hollywood Cemetery part 2 – Insolvency and Streetcar Disputes

Hollywood Cemetery’s 19th Century beginnings

Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers

An 1895 Atlanta newspaper was asked: “Has the bicycle come to stay?”

A grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

Cobb Public Libraries highlight the expansion of the Georgia Historic Newspapers digital collection

Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives