Young Dog, Biscuit Heaven by Alan Loehle is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Oil, 32 1/2 x 41 inches 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. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Council for the Arts. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomqiknJqwtbXOp6pon5Wkv6i1wKxkrKyRqbJurdGtZJynnKGypMDIqKVosZ%2Bqu6h5w6ieZpqZqLC2tdNmn56Zppq7oLjOnp%2BlnY9lfXJ7

In 1970 Andersonville was named a National Historic Site, and includes the Confederate prison site, the cemetery, and the National Prisoner of War Museum. It is the only park in the National Park System that serves as a memorial to all American prisoners of war.  Photograph by Ken Lund  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.

Members of the Athens police department and city dignitaries attend the dedication of City Hall, circa 1911. 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. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Archives. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOnKaupqSesrR5wqKrop2jYrumtcahmaiqmKS8pb%2BOmquhnZ6ofKLAx56lrGWTnsG6eceao6VllJqxqq%2FAraCopo9lfXJ7

In 1972 a group of Atlanta-area studio musicians formed the Atlanta Rhythm Section. The band provided a different twist to the growing phenomenon of southern rock. The brainchild of songwriter-producer Buddy Buie—a former member of Roy Orbison’s Candymen and the pop band Classics IV—the Atlanta Rhythm Section was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1996. ARS, as they were known to their fans, consisted of guitarist J. R.

Atticus G. Haygood, a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, rose to national prominence around 1880 with a Thanksgiving speech and a book extolling the contributions of African Americans since emancipation. Haygood served as president of Emory College in Oxford from 1875 until 1884. Courtesy of Moore Methodist Museum 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.