A row of slave cabins in Chatham County is pictured in 1934. Enslaved people fostered family relationships and communities in and among their quarters. Photograph by Wikimedia 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.

Note from the Editors: In January 2015 Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) merged with Kennesaw State University. This article chronicles the history of SPSU from its founding until the time of the merger. Southern  Polytechnic State University (SPSU), a 230-acre campus, was located in Marietta, about twenty miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. A member of the University System of Georgia, SPSU in fall 2004 had approximately 3,700 students pursuing education in such career-based areas as architecture, computer science, physics, international studies, technical communication, engineering technologies, software engineering, construction, quality assurance, information technology, apparel/textile engineering technology, management, and surveying and mapping, among others.

The Talbot County courthouse, located in Talbotton, was built in 1892 and designed by the architectural firm Bruce and Morgan. The courthouse is an example of Queen Anne architecture. Courtesy of Don Bowman 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.

The Taliaferro County Courthouse, built in 1902, is designed in the High Victorian style. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, it is the county's second courthouse. Courtesy of Don Bowman 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.

The Chattahoochee Review (TCR) is a literary journal published by Georgia State University Perimeter College. A leading voice in southern literature, TCR also represents writers from around the globe, employing an artistic mission of “Exporting the South. Importing the World.” TCR advocates writers from the Southeast, especially Georgia, including Walter Griffin, Anthony Grooms, Terry Kay, Judson Mitcham, Marion Montgomery, and Natasha Trethewey. The publication’s staff not only cosponsors the Townsend Prize for Fiction but also works to foster a literary community centered in Atlanta and north Georgia.