The owners of this cabin appear in front of their home in Union Point, Greene County, ca. 1900. The timber for such cabins was usually cut and hewn on the building site. 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.

Hinduism is one of the fastest growing religious communities in Georgia. Hindus in Georgia number more than 40,000, and they are concentrated in and around Atlanta. Most of Georgia’s Hindus come from western India, primarily Gujarat. Immigrants from India increased 200 percent during the 1990s, making them the largest Asian group in Georgia. Hindu community life centers on temples, which host a variety of daily, weekly, monthly, and annual services, as well as family events.

Hugh Peterson Sr., a native of Ailey, in Montgomery County, served in the Georgia General Assembly from 1923 to 1933. Along with Georgia governor Richard B. Russell Jr., Peterson was instrumental to the passage of the State Reorganization Act of 1931, which streamlined the workings of state government. He later served in the U.S. Congress from 1935 to 1947. Early Life Peterson was born in Ailey on August 21, 1898, to Joanna Calhoun and William J.

The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, designed by John Portman, was completed in 1967. The structure features a twenty-two-story lobby and served as a model for other atrium hotels built in the 1970s and after. Courtesy of Hyatt Press Photo Library 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.

J & J Industries, located in Dalton, is one of the largest privately held commercial broadloom manufacturers in the carpet industry. Founded by Rollins Jolly and Tom Jones during the 1950s carpet boom in northwest Georgia, the company initially manufactured candy-striped carpets and braided rugs but now exclusively produces commercial carpets. After graduating from the University of Georgia in Athens, Jolly worked for twenty years in textile manufacturing in North Carolina and Georgia.