The Ludowici Well Pavilion was constructed in 1905 and today serves as a public park in the center of town. The octagonal structure houses an artesian well and is covered with "Dixie" tile, which was manufactured in Ludowici early in the twentieth century. Photograph by Luciana Spracher 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.

Built in 1896, the Madison Elementary School was one of the first brick school buildings in the state. Today the structure houses the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, a space devoted to the visual, performing, and decorative arts. Courtesy of Adelaide Wallace Ponder 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.

The McIntosh County courthouse is located in Darien. It was completed in 1872 and has survived two fires. Photograph by Jimmy Emerson, DVM 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.

Melissa Fay Greene’s award-winning books Praying for Sheetrock and The Temple Bombing chronicle dramatic episodes in the civil rights movement in Georgia. Focusing on individuals who played important roles in these events, Greene vividly illuminates issues and conflicts that shaped the state in the latter half of the twentieth century. She was inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame in 2011. In 2013 Greene was recognized with a Georgia Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities.

Hyman Mendel's dry-goods store, 1921. Mendel, part of a wave of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe who arrived in Atlanta in the 1880s, became the city's biggest dry-goods wholesaler. 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 William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum.