Georgia HIstoric Houses and Buildings

Experience Georgia’s Appalachian Culture at this Mountain Heritage Center

Experience Georgia’s Appalachian Culture at this Mountain Heritage Center

At the Foxfire Museum & Heritage Center, you will find homes, tools, trades, crafts, and a look at the lifestyle of the all-but-vanished pioneer culture of the Southern Appalachian

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Tour Roswell’s “Southern Trilogy” of antebellum homes

Tour Roswell’s “Southern Trilogy” of antebellum homes

This historic, walkable, shopable, restaurant-rich town on the banks of the Chattahoochee River boasts three of the most interesting and historic houses in Georgia. Roswell’s

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GA Historic Houses: Margaret Mitchell’s research in Fayetteville

GA Historic Houses: Margaret Mitchell’s research in Fayetteville

Margaret Mitchell’s research in Fayetteville led her to the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House. The Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House, an 1855 Greek revival antebellum home with six classic

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Civil War in Georgia: Dalton Area Driving Tour

Civil War in Georgia: Dalton Area Driving Tour

The Dalton area was one of the strategic locations in the Civil War in Georgia thanks to the fact that the Western and Atlantic Railroad ran through the middle of town. Throughout

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Tour 32 sites on Richmond Hill’s Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail

Tour 32 sites on Richmond Hill’s Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail

Besides the Revoluntionary War and Civil War heritage that many places in Georgia enjoy, Richmond Hill in Bryan County has an era of history uniquely its own—the Henry Ford Era.

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Touring Jekyll’s Historic District

Touring Jekyll’s Historic District

The listing for Jekyll Island’s National Historic District and Museum was recently updated and it was a reminder that this is one of the top Do-It-Yourself walking or biking tours

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Isle of Hope Added

Isle of Hope Added

A detailed description for the Isle of Hope has been added to the Brown's Guides site. See the related listing below for all of the info.

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Civil War Sites: Jenkins County

Civil War Sites: Jenkins County

The right wing of William T. Sherman’s forces on his March to the Sea passed through Jenkins County in the first days of December, 1864, stripping the countryside of food and

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Tours in Georgia: Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

Tours in Georgia: Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

If you're traveling anywhere near the mountains of northeast Georgia, plan a visit to Mountain City and take a walk through the past at the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center, a

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Little White House–A Toast to FDR

Little White House–A Toast to FDR

By SHERRI SMITH BROWN The Little White House at Warm Springs in Meriwether County is a place I’ve visited numerous times since moving to Georgia nearly 30 years ago. It’s a

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