By the Fall of 1917, soldiers were getting settled into their new life at Camp Gordon, a World War I encampment located where DeKalb-Peachtree Airport is today. They had left their families and friends and come to live and train at this camp, which just a few months earlier had not existed.

Lowery was responsible for launching the careers of Ray Stevens, Sonny James, Jerry Reed, Mac Davis, Joe South, Atlanta Rhythm Section, the Tams, Tommy Roe, Bertie Higgins, and Billy Joe Royal.

In Pat Conroy’s “My Reading Life,” he talks about his favorite books and the time in his life that he discovered them. Some of those books come from his association with Norman Berg. He tells the story of Norman Berg inviting him to stay at the cottage on his property, which Berg called Sellanraa.

Cecil Ramsey went to Georgia Tech and worked as a construction engineer. He planned and supervised the construction of his Dunwoody home. The floors were walnut with wood pegs. A lake was dug out on the property and other children would come over to swim. Carlton Renfroe and Keller Henderson Barron grew up nearby and both recall swimming at the Ramsey lake.

According to the story shared by William C. Wardlaw IV, born in 1938 and known as B., his grandfather won a large parcel of land and a shack that stood on that land as the winnings from a poker game in the 1920’s. The long driveway leading to the home began on Mount Vernon Road.

Dr. P. J. Moore, Jr. celebrated his 101st birthday March of this year.

In addition to being a surgeon, Dr. Moore helped soldiers in treatment at WWII Lawson General Hospital see that golf was a sport they could participate in after their recovery.

A 1939 article in the Atlanta Constitution describes Sirron Nurseries as sixteen miles outside of Atlanta and three miles from Chamblee on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. The article states that the 75 acres nursery is owned by Ora Green Norris (Mrs. A. L Norris) and is managed by landscape architect H. K. Shirley. The nursery was particularly known for the shrubbery they grew. There was a small painted white wood building for the nursery with the words Sirron Nurseries across the front. Customers could contact the nursery by calling Cherokee 1922.

Ferries were once the primary way to cross the Chattachoochee River. There were two places to get across the river on foot, where the water was shallow enough for this to be possible. One crossing was at the Shallow Ford, just west of the Roswell Road bridge across the river. The other was the Island Ford, where the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area at Island Ford is today. This article will cover a few ferries, but does not include all the ferries of the Chattahoochee River.

Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church followed the tradition of Sacred Harp Singing. Also known as Fa, Sol, La singing, no musical instrument were used to accompany the voice. The voice was believed to be the only musical instrument needed. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, singing schools were often held at local churches and schools. Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church sometimes hosted these events, as well as Sacred Harp Singing Festivals.