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Records, files, and documents on several historic properties from the local area.

Scope and Contents This binder provides a comprehensive history of Quitman and Pavo, Georgia, highlighting their development from early settlements to thriving communities. It includes photographs, essays, newspaper clippings, and oral histories, covering key topics such as local industries like turpentine production, significant businesses like the Orange Squeeze Bottling Works, and landmarks such as the Hotel Pavo and Quitman's West End Cemetery. The influence of the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad on...

Scope and Contents This document provides a comprehensive history of the founding and development of the towns of Morven, Barney, and Barwick, Georgia. It includes essays, newspaper clippings, photographs, and detailed oral history accounts from residents. The document covers a wide range of topics, including the establishment of local schools, churches, and businesses; the contributions of prominent families and individuals; and the social and economic evolution of these communities. It highlights key events...

Scope and Contentse This document provides a comprehensive overview of the historical buildings and businesses in Quitman, Georgia. It includes detailed architectural descriptions of prominent structures, along with their historical significance and context within the community. Businesses that advertised in the Quitman Banner are documented, highlighting the economic activity and commercial history of the town.Additionally, the collection features original stock certificates, checks, and photo...

Scope and Contents Brooks County (Ga.) History: Quitman Businesses and Street Scenes (Binder 2) is a compiled binder created by the Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, in the early 2000's, containing historic photographs, newspaper clippings, and narrative captions documenting the architectural, economic, and cultural development of downtown Quitman, Georgia. I highlights the transformation of Quitman's commercial district over a century, featuring images of significant local buildings such as the...

Scope and Contents This binder (Binder 3) comprises ca. 1874–2013 material assembled in 2013 by the Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center and consists of approximately 70 items in various formats—original and reproduced black-and-white and color photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, printed advertisements, and promotional brochures—documenting the commercial and civic architecture of Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia. Including early views of the Brooks County Jail (est. 1884) with modernization...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is from the Quitman-Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, which serves as a repository for the rich history and cultural legacy of Brooks County, Georgia. Founded to preserve and promote the area's heritage, the Museum documents the social, economic, and cultural evolution of the county and its towns through a wide array of primary and secondary resources. Its holdings provide valuable insights into the lives of the people, businesses, and events that shaped this South...

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Document included as part of Historic Homes 6 Binder.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is from the Quitman-Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, which serves as a repository for the rich history and cultural legacy of Brooks County, Georgia. Founded to preserve and promote the area's heritage, the Museum documents the social, economic, and cultural evolution of the county and its towns through a wide array of primary and secondary resources. Its holdings provide valuable insights into the lives of the people, businesses, and events that shaped this South...

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Two historic postcards of hotels in Valdosta, Ga.

Scope and Contents The Georgia Historic Resources Survey of Lowndes County represents an initiative undertaken by the Valdosta Heritage Foundation, commencing in the year 2000. This collection encompasses surveys of historic structures located in Valdosta, Quitman, the rural areas of Brooks County, and the Turner County towns of Rebecca and Sycamore. The surveys of these historic properties were conducted from 1980 to 1981 by the South Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission. In 2022, the Lowndes...

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The Georgia Historic Resources Survey of Lowndes County was a project by the Valdosta Heritage Foundation beginning in 2000. The collection consists of property survey of historic structures in Valdosta, Quitman, rural Brooks County and the Turner County towns of Rebecca and Sycamore.

Description This issue focuses on “The Last Hanging in the Old County Jail,” documenting the 1909 execution of Marshall Lewis in the Berrien County Jail in Nashville, Georgia. The newsletter recounts the murder of assistant postmaster Clifford Rutherford during a burglary in Lenox on April 26, 1909, Lewis’s arrest, trial, confession, and execution. It includes extensive excerpts from The Nashville Herald describing the investigation, the public response, and the legal proceedings leading to the July 9,...

Description This issue traces the full history of Nashville’s New Opera House and the later Majestic Theater, located on the south side of Courthouse Square. Built in 1912 as a three-story opera house above the Nashville Herald offices, the building hosted stage vaudeville acts and silent films accompanied by piano, organ, or small orchestras. The theater struggled with attendance and underwent multiple closures, name changes, and owners—operating at different times as Sweat’s Opera House, the DEAL, and...

Scope and Contents This Fall 2025 issue of the Old Berrien Newsletter focuses on the history of early Berrien County through the lens of postcards dating from the late nineteenth century through the post–World War II era. Articles discuss the earliest known street scenes of Nashville, the development of downtown architecture, the impact of the naval stores industry, and the rise of postcard culture following the 1898 postal regulation changes. Topics covered include the 1909 view of Davis Street, the 1910...