Henry County, Georgia : the mother of counties ; Index to Henry County, Georgia : the mother of counties [The early history -- Treaty with Creek Indians -- Henry County an original county -- Land disposed by the Lottery of 1821 -- Justices of Inferior Court appointed -- Charge of all county affairs -- Proceedings of Inferior Court -- McDonough incorporated -- First settlers and their origin -- Seven Island's Indian Trail -- Keys Ferry on the Ocmulgee rive -- Mode of conveyance -- Henry County Academy -- Chronological list of earliest records -- Shingleroof Campground -- Revolutionary War soldiers and widows -- War of 1812 soldiers -- Henry County reserves militia for protection against Indians -- Creek Indian skirmish -- Seminoles

Rainer, Robert Andrew, 1895-1975; Vessie (Vannie Mae) Thrasher Rainer, 1898-1987, Fred Stephenson Crumbley, 1901-1980 [Stevenson]

Edité par R.A. Rainer, McDonough, GA, 1988, 1988

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xxi, 374 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm ; OCLC 205605 ; bound at back: Index to Henry County, Georgia : the mother of counties, 98 pages ; 28 cm ; OCLC 21207588 ; An in-depth history of a Henry County, Georgia with a variety of black-and-white photographs of the county ; blue cloth without dustjacket ; Partial contents: The early history -- Treaty with Creek Indians -- Henry County an original county -- Land disposed by the Lottery of 1821 -- Justices of Inferior Court appointed -- Charge of all county affairs -- Proceedings of Inferior Court -- McDonough incorporated -- First settlers and their origin -- Seven Island's Indian Trail -- Keys Ferry on the Ocmulgee rive -- Mode of conveyance -- Henry County Academy -- Chronological list of earliest records -- Shingleroof Campground -- Revolutionary War soldiers and widows -- War of 1812 soldiers -- Henry County reserves militia for protection against Indians -- Creek Indian skirmish -- Conflict with Seminole Indians -- Chreokee Indian affairs -- Early elections -- Rivers and streams -- Fords, ferries and bridges -- Mills -- Peachstone Shoals -- Snaping Shoals -- Isalnd Shoals -- Burnt Mills -- Childs-Wynn's MIll -- Dailey's Mill -- Price's Mill -- Fargason's Mill -- Occupations and trades -- Bear Creek -- Cotton River -- Fosterville -- Flat rock -- Pleasant Grove -- Sandy Ridge -- White House, Locust Grove Stockbridge Post Offices -- Streets in McDonough -- 1927 Adiel Sherwood's report on McDonough -- Big Spring -- Churches -- McDonough Landmark Houses -- Railroad history -- Migratory movement -- Exocus of citizens to the railroad -- Entertainment -- 1879 business & professions -- Railroad extensions -- Henry County Bank -- McDonough Collegiate Seminary -- School history -- The coloured School -- First waterworks in Henry County -- 1895-1906 high peak of prosperity -- Copeland Block -- Telephones -- Electric lights -- Mayors of McDonough -- Genealogical histories of pioneer families -- War Between the States -- Sherman's Middle Georgia Campaign -- Nov 16, 1864 Right Wing reached McDonough -- Reconstruction -- Slave holders -- The thin grey line 1921 centennial parade -- Southern crosses of honor -- Peace memorial at Gettysburg -- Last confederate veteran of Henry County -- World War I -- Men inducted -- American Legion -- Organizations and clubs -- Henry County Fair -- 1931 Progress Day -- Agricultural survey -- Aviation -- Atlanta raceway -- Interstate 75 -- Census records -- New cout house -- 1953 consolidation of Henry County Schools -- Henry County Library -- Illustrations ; scratch on front cover, else FINE.

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• Titre: Henry County, Georgia : the mother of counties ; Index to Henry County, Georgia : the mother of counties [The early history -- Treaty with Creek Indians -- Henry County an original county -- Land disposed by the Lottery of 1821 -- Justices of Inferior Court appointed -- Charge of all county affairs -- Proceedings of Inferior Court -- McDonough incorporated -- First settlers and their origin -- Seven Island's Indian Trail -- Keys Ferry on the Ocmulgee rive -- Mode of conveyance -- Henry County ...
• Éditeur: R.A. Rainer, McDonough, GA, 1988
• Date de parution: 1988
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Fine
• Type de livre: Book