Flowers Foods has become one of the largest producers of fresh baked goods in the United States. Headquartered in Thomasville, Flowers Foods began as a local provider of fresh bread and grew to become one of the largest bakery operations in the nation. Flowers had sales of more than $2 billion in 2007, and its products, including several well-known brands of bread, are distributed nationally. Origins What is known today as Flowers Foods began almost a century ago as the Flowers Baking Company.

Swedish-born Norrman, after coming to Atlanta in 1881, designed a wide array of buildings in the most fashionable styles, using the latest technologies. Norrman worked ceaselessly for the professionalization of architecture in Georgia and the South. Image from Col. I.W. Avery 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.

Georgia Tech president G. Wayne Clough became the institute's tenth president and first alumnus to lead the school when he took office in 1994. Courtesy of Georgia Tech Communications 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 Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon served for fifteen years as the state’s official music museum. The 43,000-square-foot building was home to thousands of documents and artifacts, including sound recordings, costumes, instruments, sheet music, photographs, recording equipment, and memorabilia from hundreds of the state’s musical legends. All eras of Georgia’s musical history were covered, from the earliest Native American instruments to the latest pop beats. After struggling financially for several years, the museum closed its doors on June 12, 2011.

Gid Tanner was one of the most widely recognized names among country music enthusiasts of the 1920s and 1930s. The group that he headed, Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers, was one of the most influential string bands that recorded during the formative years of the country music industry. Courtesy of Phil Tanner 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.