History

Cyclist on the Silver Comet Trail in article about Silver Comet Trail reopen

History October 2, 2021

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….

William Root House, a two-story white wooden house with an external chimney surrounded by a picket fence

History August 29, 2021

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…

History February 9, 2021

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…

Concord Covered Bridge in article about archeological investigation at Concord Covered Bridge

History December 4, 2019

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….

Joe Bozeman, Betsy Brown, Mack Turner, MaryHelyn Hagin and Rick Kienel shared what it was like to grow up in Acworth and Kennesaw.

History July 19, 2019

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…

Atlanta History, History, News Media November 14, 2016

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…

Austell, Cobb County, History, Mableton May 18, 2016

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…

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