The twin towers of Richard Aeck's Floyd Building (1975-80) are examples of Modernist architecture in downtown Atlanta. Photograph by Nick NeSmith/WABE 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. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOmqmtq12Ywq3A1KucaKqZmLWivsNmmJ6bm2J%2Ben2RZmhycWZkum59l2xvaA%3D%3D

The Jekyll Island Club, a hunting club and resort for wealthy northeastern businessmen, was completed in 1887. The club closed during World War II and today is part of the Jekyll Island State Park. Courtesy of Jekyll Island 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. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder.

John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, traveled to Georgia from England with his brother Charles in 1735 and served as the Anglican rector of Christ Church in Savannah until 1738. Upon his return to England, Wesley experienced a conversion, influenced in part by the Moravain settlers he encountered while in Georgia, that marked the beginning of his evangelical work. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOmqmtq12Ywq3A1KucaKKfnbtuw8Sso56xXWaEcX%2BMam5yaV%2BienWCmG9m

Julia Flisch was an advocate for young women’s rights, education, and independence. She strove to advance the cause of women’s higher education in Georgia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Julia Anna Flisch was born in Augusta on January 31, 1861, the second child to Pauline and Leonard Flisch, Swiss-German immigrants. Shortly after her birth, her father, a confectioner, moved the family to Athens, where he opened a sweet shop and ice cream parlor near the University of Georgia (UGA) campus.

The Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, located at St. Marys on the south Georgia coast, is the home port for the Atlantic Fleet's most modern nuclear ballistic submarines, the Trident or Ohio-class subs. 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.