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History November 7, 2025

Question from an 1895 Atlanta newspaper: “Has the bicycle come to stay?”

[This is one of a group of evergreen articles that we often update with new information and republish] By Larry Felton Johnson Here at the Courier, we make heavy use…

Mableton November 6, 2025

The notorious and cruel 1953 Mableton UFO hoax

This is an evergreen article that we periodically republish, often edited with more information as we research the topic. It was originally published last year when the public got access…

Smyrna November 5, 2025

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson [This is an expansion and republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth…

Silhouette of a cannon on wheels beside a pyramid of cannon balls

History November 2, 2025

A Civil War dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain (June 15, 1864)

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically update, edit and republish] The Georgia Historic Newspapers database contains many interesting articles on the history of Cobb County, the metro Atlanta…

An automobile ad from the first decade of the 20th century

History November 1, 2025

A high school student comments on Cobb County’s roads: in 1899

by Larry Felton Johnson [This is an evergreen article that we occasionally expand and republish as we discover more information on the topic] In the March 2, 1899 issue of…

History October 21, 2025

Pharaohs in Dixieland – how 19th-century America reimagined Egypt to justify racism and slavery

by Charles Vanthournout, Université de Lorraine, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with…

History September 23, 2025

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

This is an updated republication of an article we published in May of 2016. With the Chattahoochee RiverLands project underway, we hope restoring this beautiful but neglected cemetery on Chattahoochee…

History September 21, 2025

Marietta History Center to Host Tombstone Cleaning Workshop Oct. 25

The Marietta History Center is bringing back its popular tombstone cleaning workshop this fall, offering locals a hands-on opportunity to help preserve the city’s rich historical legacy. Scheduled for Saturday,…

Photo from 1914 newspaper with group of Atlanta boosters meeting in Chattanooga about Dixie Highway project

History August 28, 2025

The automobile in Cobb County: The history of the Dixie Highway

[This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia as…

silhouette of a man swinging a golf club

History August 24, 2025

Aviation History & Technology Center to hold golf tournament fundraiser

The Aviation History & Technology Center submitted the following announcement about its golf tournament fundraiser: The AHTC, an aviation museum which is open to the public and located just off…

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