What was the Silver Comet, anyhow?
Over the past few weekends we’ve been reviving articles that were published in our early days, when 200 visitors to our site in a day was a cause for celebration….
History
A 1911 auto adventure that went through Mableton and Austell
I’ve been going through the earliest articles I wrote here, when the Cobb County Courier was known under its original name: River Edges. Those articles that are interesting enough I’ve…
Smithsonian Magazine hosts day of free admission to Root House Museum
The William Root House will offer free admission for two on Saturday September 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to anyone with a Museum Day ticket, available at https://smithsonianmag.com/museumday. The…
Dr. Jontyle Robinson restores historic dioramas depicting Black history
A woman from East Cobb is at the center of an ongoing project to preserve a key piece of African and African-American history. Dr. Jontyle Robinson, who has an extensive…
Archaeological investigation at the Concord Covered Bridge
Cobb County announced on its website yesterday that Cobb will participate in an archaeological investigation around the Concord Covered Bridge to uncover the remains of the Battle of Ruff’s Mill….
Cars, football and Vietnam: Longtime residents reminisce about Acworth and Kennesaw
From teenage high jinks in the 1950s and ‘60s to the painful era of the Vietnam War, five people with deep roots in their communities shared about growing up in…
1906 Fight Between Atlanta’s Newspapers
On August 10, 1906, the following headline ran on the front page of the Atlanta Constitution: Here is hypocrisy for you! Atlanta Journal condemns what Atlanta Journal itself does Today…
A 1911 automobile adventure and the Sweetwater Park Hotel
I read through historic newspapers regularly, with an emphasis on articles from the River Edges target area of west Atlanta and South Cobb. I stumbled across this mysterious little blurb…
Shoupade Park
The clear view of Atlanta’s skyline from the hill makes it obvious why it was valuable territory for desperate, retreating Confederate troops in the Summer of 1864. The hill is…
How did Cobb County get its name?
Cobb County, formed in 1832 after the Cherokee were expelled from their land northwest of present-day Atlanta, was named after U.S. congressman and U.S. senator Thomas Willis Cobb. Cobb was…