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Every Now and Then: July 2015

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Every Now and Then. Bringing Douglas County history to a 21st century audience. Friday, July 31, 2015. Douglasville Social Column: March 21, 1901. My column that ran in the Douglas County Sentinel this past Sunday mentions that little dash that falls between someone's date of birth and the date they passed from this life. I mention how I run across little social columns all the time regarding folks from Douglas County, but in the past I've not paid much attention to them. Marshal L.O. McElvey spe...Judge...

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Every Now and Then: August 2015

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Every Now and Then. Bringing Douglas County history to a 21st century audience. Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Anti-Saloon League Activity in Douglasville. Dr JC Solomon of Atlanta, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Georgia delivered two sermons in Douglasville yesterday. He made mention of the whiskey dealers in Atlanta. He referred to badges that were distributed on the occasion of Bryan's visit in Atlanta and said they were an insult to Bryan as well as the state of Georgia. The "Atlanta ...

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Every Now and Then: Inman and Marsh - The Men behind the Sweetwater Park Hotel

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Every Now and Then. Bringing Douglas County history to a 21st century audience. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Inman and Marsh - The Men behind the Sweetwater Park Hotel. A few investors were behind the magnificent Sweetwater Park Hotel in Lithia Springs, but Edwin W. Marsh and Samuel M. Inman were the primary figures. I felt it was time that I found out more about them. Edwin W. Marsh is remembered as an extremely successful dry goods merchant. Which relocated to Macon during the Union occupation. Samuel M&...

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Every Now and Then: Douglasville Social Column: March 21, 1901

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Every Now and Then. Bringing Douglas County history to a 21st century audience. Friday, July 31, 2015. Douglasville Social Column: March 21, 1901. My column that ran in the Douglas County Sentinel this past Sunday mentions that little dash that falls between someone's date of birth and the date they passed from this life. I mention how I run across little social columns all the time regarding folks from Douglas County, but in the past I've not paid much attention to them. Marshal L.O. McElvey spe...Judge...

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Every Now and Then: November 2013

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Every Now and Then. Bringing Douglas County history to a 21st century audience. Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Book Review: The 100 Day War: The Western Front of the Atlanta Campaign. Over the last few days I've had the honor to read Ray Henderson's latest work titled. The 100 Day War: The Western Front of the Atlanta Campaign. Ray is a local historian, and the author of the much celebrated book. The History of the Pony Club. My initial reaction to. The 100 Day War. Not only does each chapter include a narra...

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Every Now and Then: Construction in Douglasville

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Every Now and Then. Bringing Douglas County history to a 21st century audience. Friday, August 7, 2015. This find within the "Atlanta Georgian and News" for April 14, 1908 was very welcomed by me because it gives some exact dates regarding certain town buildings. A contract was made here Saturday with Baggett and Sebert of this place to erect four stone mercantile buildings on Broad Street to replace the frame structures that now occupy this place. We have an exact move-in date and cost! Douglasville Con...

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Every Now and Then: July 2013

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Every Now and Then. Bringing Douglas County history to a 21st century audience. Tuesday, July 30, 2013. At Auction: Douglasville Property. The following ad appeared in "The Atlanta Constitution" during March, April and May, 1874. Will be sold to the highest bidder, on the premises at 10 o'clock am, on Wednesday the 27th day of May, 1874, a part or all, of one hundred and thirty-three lots as numbered and defined in the plat of the town of Douglasville, the county site of Douglas. Links to this post.

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Every Now and Then: June 2013

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Every Now and Then. Bringing Douglas County history to a 21st century audience. Tuesday, June 25, 2013. The Krom Lace Cabinet Company. This is a drawing submitted to the U.S. Patent office early in the 20th century. Here's the second page. I find the artwork interesting. Chester F. Krom is listed as the inventor, and his paperwork at the U.S. Patent office explains:. The general object of this invention is to provide a cabinet adapted for displaying bolts of lace and fine trimmings of all kinds. The late...

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Every Now and Then: September 2013

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Every Now and Then. Bringing Douglas County history to a 21st century audience. Friday, September 20, 2013. An Afternoon at the Museum. This column first appeared in the Douglas County Sentinel on May 5, 2013. I took a little time Tuesday to visit the Old Courthouse Museum for the “Keep Calm and Shop Local” Networking event. All of the museum rooms were open for browsing, and I wanted to make sure I checked out the new and improved exhibit regarding town father Ephraim Pray. The new museum exhibit contai...