An organized temperance movement began in Georgia in the late 1820s and, after early difficulties, flourished through the 1930s. As in other parts of the United States, Georgia’s temperance reformers typically were evangelical Protestants who regarded alcoholic beverages as harmful (even sinful) for the individual drinker and for society at large. Supposedly, drink destroyed families and reputations and brought about poverty, disorder, and crime. As elsewhere, Georgia’s temperance reformers started by urging individuals to decide voluntarily not to drink and later campaigned to change the laws to restrict and abolish the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Robert Redford (right), the director of The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), demonstrates a golf swing to the film's stars, Matt Damon (left) and Will Smith (second from left). The film was shot in the streets and country clubs of Savannah. 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.

Tifton, the county seat of Tift County, is located on the coastal plain in south central Georgia some sixty miles from the Florida border. Situated at the intersection of several major thoroughfares, Tifton serves as a crossroads of south Georgia. Founding and Early Years Tifton was founded in 1872 by a marine engineer turned lumberman-entrepreneur, Henry Harding Tift, who named the town for his uncle Nelson Tift, a businessman, judge, and congressman.

Tommy Nobis joined the Atlanta Falcons in 1965. A graduate of the University of Texas, Nobis won rookie-of-the-year honors after the team's inaugural season in Atlanta in 1966-67. 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 Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Tomochichi was the leader of the Yamacraw Indians and a prominent figure in early Georgia history. As a principal mediator between the native Creek (Muscogee) and British colonists, he contributed to the establishment of peaceful relations between the two groups during the first years of British settlement. Early Life Little is known about Tomochichi’s youth because of the absence of accurate documentation. Born sometime in the mid-1600s, he was most likely of Creek ancestry and his father may have been Yamasee.