Tag: Georgia history

  • Ask the Author: Chris Jespersen, Georgia ABC’s

    Chris Jespersen, author of Georgia ABC’s, spoke with us about his writing process, the original inspiration, and his research.

  • Meet Milo: Georgia ABC’s Out Now

    Meet Milo, the star of Georgia ABC’s, out now from the UNG Press.

  • The Inn at Traveler’s Rest

    The first structure on Traveler’s Rest’s land was a small cabin, built shortly after the Revolutionary War by Major Jesse Walton. Walton received the land surrounding the Tugaloo Crossroads, including a ford and creek that were later named Walton’s Ford, as a grant from the U.S. government. After his death,…

  • Traveler’s Rest: A History in Asides

    Coming Soon: Traveler’s Rest and the Tugaloo Crossroads by Robert Eldridge Bouwman Bouwman tells Traveler’s Rest’s story through the lives of its residents and their neighbors. The focus of the history mainly rests on the white early American settlers. A compelling story lives in the margins of the history, however, that…