Moving Through Georgia

Moving Through Georgia

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Moving Through Georgia episodes

  • Extra - Soapy Smith

    Wow- I recorded the Compulsory Education episode when I had the flu, and I didn't realize how bad I had it.  I missed a few edits, and even lost an entire track.  Not my best work.  To make up for it, here's a bonus episode.

     

    A short story about a character born in Georgia who would become the premier con man of Denver, then Scagway Alaska amid the Yukon Gold Rush

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    But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

    8 min
  • Compulsory Education in Georgia
    There is a lot of discussion about public schools in Georgia, but at one time the question was- should kids go to school at all?  Today it's the beginnings of public school, and transition for kids from the workplace to the classroom.  Take notes- there's gonna be a test!
     
     
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    But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia
    13 min
  • Industries that have come and gone

    James Oglethorpe intended Georgia to be a center for producing silk, not cotton.  Today we look at past industries that are no longer with us- saddle trees, folding bathtubs, asbestos mining and the Toccoa Casket Company.

     

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    But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

     

    14 min
  • The Battle of Kettle Creek and Elijah Clarke

    We start with a signifcant Revolutionary War battle in Wilkes County, then take a closer look at the career of one of the generals.  Elijah Clarke would serve in the American and French armies, and when he got fed up with the federal government he went off and started his own country.

     

    The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.

     

    But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

    12 min
  • The End of Gus Johnson

    Gus Johnson was one of the most infamous criminals in the area of Rome, Georgia.  Today we'll discuss his crimes and his death at the gallows.

     

    The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.


    But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

    11 min
  • Murder by train wreck?

    In Cornelia a train wrecks, the engineer and another man are killed.  Was it an accident, or a plot between his wife and another man to get his out of the way?  Also, some distractions from the newspaper.

     

    The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.

    But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

    12 min

About Moving Through Georgia

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A short podcast about history, names and places, primarily in Northeast Georgia. Centers on Habersham, Banks, Franklin, Stephens and Hall counties. From colonial times, the Civil War, and today.