Kate Cumming is best known for her dedicated service to sick and wounded Confederate soldiers. She spent much of the latter half of the Civil War (1861-65) as a nurse in hospitals throughout Georgia. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, circa 1830 (sources differ on the exact date), Cumming migrated with her family to North America as a young child, stopping first in Montreal, Canada, before permanently settling in Mobile, Alabama. Inspired by both the Reverend Benjamin M.

The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel was built on the Morehouse University campus to honor one of the school's most prestigious alumni. The chapel's mission is to continue King's work by welcoming adherents of all faiths who "embody the vision of peace." Courtesy of Morehouse College 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 Sparta home of Linton Stephens, pictured in 1911. Stephens served as a Georgia state supreme court justice from 1859 to 1860 and was a delegate to the Georgia secession convention in 1861. 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 the Georgia Archives.

The small town of Ludowici, incorporated in 1905, remains the only incorporated municipality in rural Long County, located in east Georgia. It was designated the county seat in 1920, when Long County was created from the western portion of Liberty County. Located between Hinesville and Jesup, Ludowici is accessible by U.S. highways 25, 84, and 301. Johnston Station Development progressed slowly in this agricultural region until the 1840s, when the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, running from Savannah to the western sections of the state, cut through the area.

The colorful and musical house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) has taken over habitat once used by the house sparrow. From 1980 to 2000 the house finch population exploded in Georgia's suburbs and towns. 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.