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Calhoun / Jane Powers Weldon ; with James W. Lay and Dale Lowman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weldon, Jane Powers, author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Calhoun (Ga.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Calhoun (Ga.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Read of Calhoun's many influences on transportation, in wartime, and in the commerce of the South. Calhoun, the seat of Gordon County, is situated in the rolling Ridge and Valley geologic region of northwest Georgia. The long valley formed a natural migration pattern that influenced the area's settlement and is a strong economic factor today. Transportation arteries, from rivers to railroads to highways, remain a critical part of the city's development. The Cherokee Indians began the infamous Trail of Tears march near Calhoun. Later, Gen. William T. Sherman almost destroyed the village as he led his troops to the Battle of Atlanta. The region's cotton farmers supplied the early tufted-textile industry that evolved into enormous carpet and floor-covering businesses.
- Contents:
- Land of the Cherokee
- Calhoun goes to war
- Hot times in the old town
- School days, school days
- Good old golden rule days
- Taking care of business
- All around the town.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439650073
- 1439650071
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