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

Concord Covered Bridge Historic District June 18, 2017

The Old vs. the New — The preservation of Concord Covered Bridge

During the 19th Century, wooden covered bridges were a common sight throughout the area that later became metro Atlanta. Before the 1920s, when creosote became the preferred way of protecting wooden…

Cobb County Parks May 25, 2017

Officials break ground on Aviation Park near Town Center, coming in 2018

Residents in Kennesaw and the Town Center area have a new park to look forward to next year. At a ceremony Tuesday, officials from the Town Center Community Improvement District,…

Smyrna May 19, 2017

Tucked away on Atlanta Road, Smyrna Memorial Cemetery holds city trailblazers

Thousands of drivers pass downtown Smyrna along Atlanta Road every single day, many of them completely unaware they’re passing one of the city’s most important historic landmarks: the Smyrna Memorial…

Cemeteries April 1, 2017

Bandits, Pioneers, and a Comedian: a visit to Riverview Memorial Garden

The hilly terrain turns what would otherwise be a nondescript perpetual care cemetery into a beautiful, peaceful memorial park. From the tallest hill, surrounded by headstones and hundreds of the…

River Line Historic Area March 12, 2017

Past, future on display during Phoenix Flies event at Shoupade Park

The distant past, the present and the future collided at Smyrna’s Shoupade Park as curious visitors learned the story of the Civil War’s most impressive fortifications and about a plan…

Smyrna February 20, 2017

Smyrna changes ordinance in response to lawsuit stemming from death of Nicholas Thomas

At a press conference in front of Smyrna city hall on Monday, Feb. 13, plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against the city of Smyrna and Smyrna Police Department discussed a…

Entrance to Hooper-McWilliams cemetery, probably erected by boy scouts in the late 1990s

Atlanta History, Cobb County History, History Puzzlers, River Line Historic Area January 7, 2017

Hooper Family Civil War Mystery — Part 2

In a January 1st article I presented the mystery of a discrepancy between the middle initials of two young Civil War era men who were involved in a controversy over their…

December 29, 2016

Books about Atlanta and Cobb County

We’ve assembled a collection of books about metro Atlanta and Cobb County. The collection includes history and current events.

Cobb County, Mableton Parkway, South Cobb Drive, Veterans Memorial Highway December 23, 2016

Sidewalks, schools, among issues raised by citizens at Cobb district 4 town hall meeting

A town hall meeting was held on Thursday Dec 15 for Cobb County district 4 residents at the Iglesia History Makers on Windy Hill Road. It was hosted by commissioner…

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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