The Crown Bottling Works in Valdosta, pictured in the early 1900s, was one of the many plants around the state that bottled and distributed Chero-Cola, later known as Royal Crown (RC) Cola. The beverage was developed in 1905 by Claud Hatcher, a Columbus pharmacist. 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.

Daniel Pratt lived in Milledgeville from 1821 to 1831, during which time he built several large Neoclassical-style houses. Courtesy of Alabama Department of Archives and History 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 rights holder.

Ebos Landing is a bend in Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island. Although conflicting accounts of the "Myth of the Flying Africans" exist, many locals designate this spot as the site from which a boatload of enslaved West Africans either flew away or drowned themselves during an 1803 rebellion. Photograph by Elisabeth Hughes, New Georgia Encyclopedia 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.

Located forty miles north of the state capital, Forsyth County experienced significant growth in the early twenty-first century and now ranks among the most populous counties in the state. Although the region was populated by Cherokee Indians for hundreds of years, white settlers began moving in after gold was discovered in 1829. In 1832 Georgia leaders divided the former Cherokee lands into ten counties, including Forsyth. The Cherokees were removed forcibly from their Georgia lands in 1838 and relocated to Oklahoma.

Francis W. Capers, the superintendent of the Georgia Military Institute in Marietta at the start of the Civil War, provided drill instructors from among the school's cadets to train new Confederate soldiers. In May 1864 he led his cadets as a volunteer unit in the Confederate army and attempted to halt the advance of Union troops into Georgia. From History of the Georgia Military Institute, by Bowling C. Yates 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.