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Redan and Shady Grove Schools 1916

Redan School and Shady Grove Schools are included in the 1916 book, “Educational Surveys of DeKalb County and Union County, Georgia.” I am slowly working my way through the schools in this book.

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Two locations-Treasure Island 1968, Home Depot 1979

The mid-century folded plate roof design of Treasure Island stores made them stand out. It was known as the store under the squiggly roof.

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Georgia driver’s licenses began in 1937

Georgia’s Governor Eurith D. Rivers introduced the legislation for the driver’s license in 1937, but only new drivers were required to take an examination. Governor Rivers received the first driver’s license in the state.

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Oglethorpe University employee prevents 1939 train accident

Long noticed a large iron beam projecting from a switch. It was a brake beam that came loose from a freight car as the car passed the switch.

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Lawson General Hospital in 1941, Morris Volpp and others

Volpp was first sent to Camp Forrest hospital in Tennessee. He developed rheumatic fever and was moved to Lawson General Hospital in Chamblee, Georgia.

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Coming soon: new Lawson General Hospital photos

A wonderful collection of photos was shared with me by the family of Morris J. Volpp. He contracted rheumatic fever while serving in the National Guard in 1941. These photos are not large group photos, but pictures of Volpp and a few other patients on the campus of Lawson General Hospital.

Valerie Biggerstaff 7/7/25 Valerie Biggerstaff 7/7/25

Dunwoody Post Office history

According to The Story of Dunwoody, written by Ethel Spruill and Elizabeth Davis in 1975, there have been seven different post office locations in Dunwoody. Much of the post office history they gathered came from Sentell Spruill, retired Dunwoody postmaster.

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More DeKalb County schools in survey conducted 1916: Rehoboth and Montreal

The survey book describes Rehoboth School as being a new $2,000 building on one acre, with a few trees and an “ample playground”.

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Early days of Brookhaven’s library

Brookhaven’s library history began on the back porch of the home of Edna and Weldon Shows.