Michael Hardwick, defendant in the Georgia sodomy case Bowers v. Hardwick, speaking to the Atlanta Business and Professional Guild, Colony Square, Atlanta, Georgia, September 7, 1986. 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 Special Collections and Archives at Georgia State University.

The Miller County Courthouse in Colquitt, constructed in 1977, is the county's fourth courthouse. The second and third courthouses burned in 1873 and 1974 respectively. 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.

Georgia native Mirabeau B. Lamar, a state senator, journalist, poet, and soldier, served as the second president of the Republic of Texas, from 1838 to 1841. Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar was born on August 16, 1798, near Louisville, to Rebecca and John Lamar. He attended public school in Eatonton and Milledgeville but, due to financial concerns, decided to forgo college. In 1819 he opened a general store with partner Willis Roberts in Cahawba, Alabama, and purchased an interest in the Cahawba Press newspaper.

Located in south Georgia, ten miles northeast of Valdosta, Moody Air Force Base is the home of the 23d Wing, which provides worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search-and-rescue operations in support of U.S. national security as well as humanitarian interests. The base supports the training and deployment of combat-ready fixed-wing and rotary rescue aircraft, the A-10, HC-130, and HH-60. In addition, the base supports the 347th Rescue Group.

Dobbs, Chris. "Nancy Roberts." New Georgia Encyclopedia, last modified Jul 19, 2017. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/nancy-roberts/ Dobbs, C. (2017). Nancy Roberts. In New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved Jul 19, 2017, from https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/nancy-roberts/ Dobbs, Chris. "Nancy Roberts." New Georgia Encyclopedia, 21 March 2017, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/nancy-roberts/. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOmqmtq12Ywq3A1KucaKaRo7C6edGomZ6qpKh8