The Tybee Pavilion, located at the end of a pier on Tybrisa Street, is used for festivals and other special events throughout the year. The original Tybrisa Pavilion, which burned down in 1967, was popular for its crystal ball, big bands, and dime dances early in the twentieth century. 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.

Prior to her execution, Susan Eberhart was held in the old Webster County jail, shown here in 2019. Built in 1856, the jail is among the oldest wooden jails in Georgia. Courtesy of Fay S. Burnett 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.

Washington Gordon, an accomplished lawyer and public servant, was one of Georgia’s most distinguished citizens. He was also the first president of the Central Railroad and Banking Company (later the Central of Georgia Railway), the corporation that constructed the first rail line connecting the port of Savannah with the cotton-growing interior of the state. Early Life William Washington Gordon was born on January 17, 1796, at his father’s plantation in Screven County.

Wisps (1988) by Marianne Weinberg-Benson is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay (porcelain), 13 x 12 x 12 inches 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 Council for the Arts. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOmqmtq12Ywq3A1KucaKWRp7aius2eZLCdmaOvpr7GZpmepqOku3DDyKynrJenmravrsSrnmaalaPAsLq%2BaWdqZw%3D%3D

Extensive military training activity took place in several camps around Georgia during World War I (1917-18). The state’s most important cantonment, or temporary training camp, was Camp Gordon near Atlanta, where war hero Alvin York of Tennessee trained. Troops from Camp Gordon and Camp Hancock in Augusta also played critical roles in the 1918 Meuse-Argonne Offensive, which delivered the Allied victory that ended the war. Like all southern military camps, those in Georgia operated under the segregation laws of Jim Crow.