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The History of Haralson County

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Place names on Haralson County maps linked above
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Overview


Developmental County History Through 1944

Related Georgia Public Library System Books

Google Books Mentioning "Haralson County"
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Cherokee & Creek Era

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Cherokee People Profile

1830 Map of Cherokee Georgia

Georgia Trail of Tears
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Early United States Settlement

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Our Humble Roots:  How it all Began

Buchanan & County Genesis Memoir

One Example:  The Rowell Family, Haralson County Pioneers

The 1856 Handbook
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US Civil War

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1864 Federal Army Map

Haralson County Confederate Military Units

  • 35th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia
          Company A: Haralson Brown Guards

  • 40th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee
          Company G: Haralson Defenders
          Company K: Haralson Invincibles

Haralson County Militia Mobilized: August 4, 1864 from The War of Rebellion, Series 1 - Volume 52 (Part II), US War Department (1898)

Special Background Section: Revealing New Biography of Robert E. Lee
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"Yankee Boom" Years

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Panoramic Map of Tallapoosa, GA (1892)

The Colonization of Tallapoosa

Prelude to the Haralson County Wine Boom

Tallapoosa Territory
  a historical sketch of Tallapoosa and its "Boom  
     Period"

President Benjamin Harrison Speaks in Tallapoosa (1891)

Tallapoosa Photos
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Early Twentieth Century

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Amelia's- The Johnson Family Homeplace
(circa 1900 living history center)

Sanford-Wade Heritage House (SWHH) and the Dawn of the 20th Century
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Town, Village, and Farm Histories


Buchanan: A City Twice Revitalized

Town/ City of Buchanan Timeline (1796-2008)

A Historical Sketch of Draketown

A Lesson for Young People About Life on the Farm in the Old Days, by retired UWG Professor Carole E. Scott, reviews the rural traditions of West Georgia, especially Carroll County, from which the southern part of Haralson County was taken in 1856.
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School and Church Histories


A Historical Sketch of Haralson County, Georgia, and its Public School System by Madison M. Sanders (1961)

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