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1844 Tariff Debate at Troupville
By 1844, Troupville, GA, county seat of old Lowndes County, was a bustling town of 500 citizens and large enough to attract candidates in the congressional campaign of that year. Thomas Butler King,...
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Reverend James C. Wilkinson, Principal of Oaklawn Academy
Dr. James C. (“Dr. Jim”) Wilkinson was the first Principal of Oaklawn Academy at Milltown (now Lakeland), GA serving from 1906 to 1911. Perry Thomas Knight, of Ray City, GA, would become one...
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Dr. R. C. Woodard Promoted Deaf Education
Dr. R. C. Woodard Promoted Deaf Education Dr. R. C. Woodard After finding his daughter was deaf, Dr. Woodard became an advocate for education of the deaf. Dr. Robert Crawford Woodard (1867-1949) was...
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Madge Guthrie with her Mother
Madge Sellers Guthrie (1912-1998) Madge Sellers, wife of John Elwood Guthrie, made her home in Ray City, Berrien County, GA for more than 40 years. Madge and John met in Florida while he was on tour...
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