Moving Through Georgia

In 1956 the Georgia Tech football team accepted an offer to play in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.  The only problem was that the team they were to play had a black player.  One story of the beginnings of integrated schools and athletics in Georgia.

More true crime from the 1800's.  Radford Crockett would live a life that would result in his being Atlanta's first public hanging.

The Romeo-and-Juliet story of Sautee and Nacoochee that gave these valley their names, plus an account of Hernando De Soto who may have stayed in the best accommodations near Helen.  We'll also dig with the Smithsonian into the famous Nacoochee Mound to find out what-or who- was buried there.

A very short extra on the book 'Cold Sassy Tree', written by a Banks County native and taking place in 1906 Banks County.

Sometimes a love of local history comes from hearing small bits of history that connect you to a place.  This week, history as seen from the car window.  Place names in Banks County, statues of weightlifters in Toccoa, and the Center of the World.

... to the shores of Tripoli...  A hero of four wars, a bunch of duels, a new navy, and a toast that is still debated today.  In this episode we look at the career of Stephen Decatur and the amazing career that led Georgia to name a city and a county after him.

Stories of the Earth's beginning from the Cherokee.  How animals found dry land, how the deer got it's horns, and more.

A brief history of Georgia, starting just a few million years ago.  Where can you find fossils in Georgia?  Were their dinosaurs in Georgia?  Where did the early people of this area come from, and what challenges did they face?  It's Pangea to Desoto!

True Crime podcasts are among the most popular podcasts out there, so today we have the murder of Jasper Henderson in 1885.  We know just about all the details of the crime except for one detail- why on Earth did he do it?

A quick discussion of The Circuit Rider's Wife which inspired 'I'd Climb the Highest Mountain' and a poet from Washington Georgia named Thomas Holley Chivers.