Created in 1924 from Houston and Macon counties by the state legislature, Peach County was Georgia’s 161st county and the last county to be created. (In 1932 Milton and Campbell counties merged with Fulton, leaving the final number of counties in the state at 159.) Peach County is located in the heart of central Georgia, 100 miles south of Atlanta and 25 miles south of Macon. The county comprises 151 square miles.
Basketball player Pete Maravich’s showmanship and style earned him the nickname “Pistol Pete.” In the first of his four seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, he was named to the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) All-Rookie Team. He gained a reputation as an accurate long-range shooter, and his ball handling and flair pleased crowds. Born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Pete Press Maravich was the son of Helen and Press Maravich, a former National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America guard and college coach.
The Atlanta Crackers, a minor league franchise, played at Ponce de Leon Ballpark from 1907 until 1965. Attendance at Crackers games broke Southern Association league records in 1946 and 1947, with counts of 395,699 and 404,584 respectively. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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In this publicity photograph for Song of the South, Walt Disney (center) reviews the film's storyboards with actors Bobby Driscoll (left) and Luana Patten (right). Although the film was not well received by critics, it won an Academy Award in 1948 for Best Song, "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah." Courtesy of Song of the South.net The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.