There's Lots to See in Georgia: A Guide to Georgia's State Historic Sites

Jennifer W Dickey, Allison Allen, Izzabella Barrett, Deiah Brue, Hannah Eslinger, Kathryn Graham, Katelyn Gregory, Seth Rodie, James Mitchum, Nathaniel Perkins, Kari Ramos-Suarez

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There's Lots to See in Georgia: A Guide to Georgia's State Historic Sites

There's Lots to See in Georgia: A Guide to Georgia's State Historic Sites

Jennifer W Dickey, Allison Allen, Izzabella Barrett, Deiah Brue, Hannah Eslinger, Kathryn Graham, Katelyn Gregory, Seth Rodie, James Mitchum, Nathaniel Perkins, Kari Ramos-Suarez

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There's Lots to See in Georgia provides a history of the Peach State's state historic sites, including a brief history of each site, the process by which the sites were preserved or restored and became part of the state historic site system, and information to guide visitors as they tour each site.

The sixteen sites featured in this book capture more than fifteen hundred years of history of the place we now call Georgia, from the Woodland era through the mid-twentieth century. Included are Native American sites from the Woodland, Mississippian, and Cherokee periods, colonial-era sites, frontier settlement sites, antebellum plantations, Civil War sites, and a presidential retreat. No other book offers such comprehensive coverage of all the historic sites owned and operated by the state of Georgia.

About the Author

JENNIFER W. DICKEY is a professor of history and the coordinator of museums and the public history programs at Kennesaw State University. Dickey previously served as the director and curator for Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum at Berry College. She was the campus preservationist at Berry College, and she continues to serve as a preservation consultant. She has worked for the National Park Service and the Historic Preservation Division of Georgia. She is the author of A Tough Little Patch of History: "Gone with the Wind" and the Politics of Memory and coauthor of Museums in a Global Context and the award-winning Memories of the Mansion: The History of Georgia's Governor's Mansion (Georgia). She lives in Atlanta.

Critical Reviews

Dickey's history of Georgia's memorialization, commemoration, and memory-making will fascinate tourists, students, and scholars alike. The travel guide format, focusing on the state's sixteen official historic sites, is clever and appealing.--Drew A. Swanson "author of Remaking Wormsloe Plantation: The Environmental History of a Lowcountry Landscape"

Publishing Information

Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Pub date: 2025-06-15
Length: 352 pages

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