History

History July 31, 2026

How it began: the automobile begins its rapid rise to dominate the roads of Cobb County

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article we periodically update, edit and republish. The first version appeared in 2017] By Larry Felton Johnson If the first owners of automobiles in…

Mable Family Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

History July 21, 2026

The cemetery of the family who gave Mableton its name

[This is an evergreen article we periodically edit and expand when new information is uncovered, and which we republish] The Mable family cemetery would probably be among the dozens of…

History July 20, 2026

Powder Springs History: a 1907 train wreck

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically update and republish, first published in the Courier in May of 2024] Trains played a very important part in Cobb County’s history,…

History July 3, 2026

America’s 250th birthday is on sale. Where’s all that merch money going?

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 3, 2026 WASHINGTON — What’s more American than apple pie? Capitalism. And an…

History June 29, 2026

As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?

by Daniel Milowski, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Working in concert, the American Association of State Highway Officials and the Bureau of…

History June 15, 2026

1885: a train disaster in Mableton

[This is an evergreen article that we occasionally expand and republish as we discover more information on the topic] Train disasters were significant events in the 19th through the early…

Drawing of an unfolding world map showing all continents except Antarctica

History May 21, 2026

The ‘warrior ethos’ promises victory — history says it leads to defeat

by John Broich, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At Marine Corps Base Quantico in September 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised…

A color drawing of a brown leather-bound book labeled "History"

History May 15, 2026

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the American Revolution’s meaning even as they lay dying

by Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Like Americans today, the people living in the United States in 1826 were preparing…

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

History April 26, 2026

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

By Larry Felton Johnson [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…

History April 5, 2026

Beginning of the 20th Century: the automobile begins its rapid rise in Cobb County

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article we periodically update, edit and republish. The first version appeared in 2017] By Larry Felton Johnson If the first owners of automobiles in…

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