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    Tag Archives: Business History
    • United Distributors Historical Marker Dedication

      Marker Monday: United Distributors

      Posted by Sheila Boone

      This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights United Distributors, a beverage distribution company, headquartered in Smyrna, Georgia. Following the…

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    • Marker Monday: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

      Posted by Sheila Boone

      This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Savannah’s Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. In 1930, Leroy “Roy” Grumman and Leon Swirbul began an aeronautical engineering company in…

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    • Business History Initiative Educator Resources

      Posted by gahistory

      Each year the Georgia Historical Society selects iconic companies in our state to be honored through the Georgia Business History Initiative. By showcasing these companies, GHS seeks to teach…

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    • Marker Monday: Birthplace of Jackie Robinson

      Posted by Sheila Boone

      In honor of the 2016-2017 Georgia History Festival, “A State of Innovation,” the January #MarkerMonday posts will focus on Georgia businesses and the GHS Business History Initiative. Over…

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      Marker Monday: Waffle House

      Posted by Sheila Boone

      In honor of the 2016-2017 Georgia History Festival, “A State of Innovation,” the January #MarkerMonday posts will focus on Georgia businesses and the GHS Business History Initiative. Over…

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    • Georgia Power Historical Marker Dedication

      Marker Monday: Georgia Power, “A Citizen Wherever We Serve”

      Posted by Sheila Boone

      In honor of the 2016-2017 Georgia History Festival, “A State of Innovation,” the January #MarkerMonday posts will focus on Georgia businesses and the GHS Business History Initiative. Over…

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    • Delta Air Lines Historical Marker

      Marker Monday: Delta Air Lines

      Posted by Sheila Boone

      In honor of the 2016-2017 Georgia History Festival, “A State of Innovation,” the January #MarkerMonday posts will focus on Georgia businesses and the GHS Business History Initiative. Over…

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      Marker Monday: The Birthplace of Coca-Cola

      Posted by Sheila Boone

      In honor of the 2016-2017 Georgia History Festival, “A State of Innovation,” the January #MarkerMonday posts will focus on Georgia businesses and the GHS Business History Initiative. Over…

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    • Powering the American Dream

      Posted by gahistory

      Download a PDF of the 2016 Georgia History Festival Newspapers in Education insert “Powering the American Dream.”  

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    • A State of Innovation: Delta Air Lines

      Posted by gahistory

      Delta Air Lines A Story of Innovation In 1924, Huff Daland Dusters, a small crop-dusting operation, started operations in Macon, Georgia. That small company would grow into Delta Air Lines. This…

      Business History

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