History

An image of an ad for the Powder Springs Hotel from an early 19th century newspaper. The text of the ad is in the accompanying article

Powder Springs April 3, 2025

Powder Springs was incorporated not just one time: but three times

By Larry Felton Johnson The cliche “you learn something new every day” applies doubly to me, because I spend a little time every day just trying to learn new facts…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care March 19, 2025

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

by Ben Zdencanovic, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump…

The sign in front of Acworth City Hall: Text reading Acworth Georgia 4415 Senator Richard B. Russell Ave, with 1860 (the incorporation date of the city)

Acworth February 26, 2025

Save Acworth History Foundation, KSU, to expand storyboard program

By Mark Woolsey Acworth residents and visitors will get an expanded chance to learn about the city’s rich history later this year. The Save Acworth History Foundation, along with the…

Powder Springs February 24, 2025

Powder Springs History: a 1907 train wreck

[This is an evergreen article, first published in the Courier in May of 2024] Trains played a very important part in Cobb County’s history, and the county still has active…

A cartoon drawing of a rooster, two hens, two chicks, and a hatchling along with a drawing of a chicken coop.

Smyrna February 2, 2025

1911 — when Smyrna had more chickens than people, and when Belmont meant Belmont Farms

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that…

Row of buidlings in downtown Powder Springs

Powder Springs January 15, 2025

The incorporation of Powder Springs — September 1883

This article was originally published as the fifth article in our series Cobb County history through documents. We’ve decided to republish some of our early, evergreen articles that were first…

Chattahoochee RiverLands December 30, 2024

Don’t bury the lede: an episode from Chattahoochee River history

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

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta August 24, 2024

Marietta History Center will present “The Secrets and Scandals of Colonial Georgia.”

The Marietta History Center (MHC) announced on the City of Marietta website that the first event for its Fall programming schedule will feature Amy Albers, Georgia Room Library Assistant. On…

Marietta August 23, 2024

Marietta History Center highlights the role of typewriters during WWII

Image: section from a Remington ad created around 1914, screenshot from a December 1914 issue of the August Herald from the Georgia Historic Newspapers collection The clatter of typewriters is…

Chattahoochee RiverLands August 7, 2024

The Bagby brothers: Bandits of the Chattahoochee

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article I frequently resurrect and rework as our readership increases, because the Bagby brothers were a fascinating throwback to Depression-era roving bandits, and they…

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Pets and Pet Adoption April 3, 2025

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