Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, And Legends

This part of Knight's multivolume work includes DeSoto memorials, Georgia's state seals, the first steamboat patent, the legend of "Lover's Leap," a list of governors, and historic county seats, chief towns, and noted localities of the following counties:Appling Bacon Baker Baldwin Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Brooks Bryan BullochButts Calhoun Camden CampbellA four-year endeavor, this comprehensive record of Georgia was originally published in 1913 and 1914. Lucian Lamar Knight conscientiously preserved the state's history through meticulous research of courthouse records, news clippings, libraries, and even cemetery headstones. His interviews with all of Georgia's most prominent patriotic organizations also harvested a wealth of rare information. Each original volume is divided into two parts, offering four easy-to-reference books. The series boasts an elaborate index, helpful to any genealogy student interested in researching Georgian ancestors.Knight, Lucian Lamar is the author of 'Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, And Legends ', published 2006 under ISBN 9781589800007 and ISBN 1589800001.