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Marker Monday: George Whitefield
This week’s #MarkerMonday shines a spotlight on the life and work of George Whitefield….
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Marker Monday: The Rev. Mr. John Osgood
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights the Rev. Mr. John Osgood, one of the first settlers to Midway, Georgia. Born in 1710 in Dorchester,…
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Marker Monday: The Little White House
This week’s #MarkerMonday shines a light on the Little White House, the Georgia…
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Lucy Craft Laney (1854-1933)
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Augusta educator, Lucy Craft Laney. Laney was born April 13, 1854, in Macon, Georgia, to the formerly enslaved…
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Mary Willis Library
This week’s #MarkerMonday shines a spotlight on the Mary Willis Library, Georgia’s first free public library. Founded by Dr. Francis…
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Marker Monday: SS Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge Attacked by U-123
This week’s #MarkerMonday discusses Georgia’s reaction to the threat on its coastline by German U-boats…
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Marker Monday: Fannin County
This week’s #MarkerMonday recognizes Colonel James Walker Fannin, Jr. who, along with 350 Georgia volunteers, was captured and massacred at…
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Marker Monday: The First Black Graduate of West Point
This week’s #MarkerMonday recognizes Henry Ossian…
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Marker Monday: Corra Harris
This week’s #MarkerMonday shines a spotlight on Corra Harris, one of Georgia’s…
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Marker Monday: First Girl Scout Headquarters in America
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts. Low was born in Savannah, Georgia, on October 31,…
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