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Author Index
                         
Casey P. Cater
William J. Northen (1835-1913)
Despite William Northen's success and influence as an educator, agricultural reformer, state legislator,...
Raymond L. Chambers
Bainbridge
Bainbridge, the seat of Decatur County, is located in southwest Georgia approximately forty miles north...
Baker County
Baker County, in southwest Georgia, was formed from Early County in 1825. Before the Civil War (1861-65)...
Decatur County
Decatur County is located in the southwest corner of the state, adjoining Baker, Grady, Miller, Mitchell...
Early County
Originally Early County encompassed all of southwest Georgia, about 3,770 square miles. Gradually, all...
Home Rule and Ordinances
The Georgia Constitution specifically provides for "home rule" for counties and municipalities in Georgia....
Miller County
Miller County, the state's 117th county, was created by the state legislature in 1856 out of portions...
Mitchell County
Formed from part of Baker County, Mitchell County was created on December 21, 1857, by an act of the...
Municipal Services
Traditionally, local governments are divided into two categories: general purpose and special purpose....
Seminole County
Seminole County is located in the extreme southwestern corner of Georgia. It is bounded by Alabama to...
Monica Y. Chan
Brownfields
Located on former industrial sites, brownfields are abandoned properties that are contaminated, or potentially...
Andrew S. Chancey
Clarence Jordan (1912-1969)
Clarence Jordan, a white Southern Baptist minister, cofounded Koinonia Farm in Sumter County and translated...
Jubilee Partners
Jubilee Partners, a Christian service community located near Comer, in Madison County, has hosted more...
Koinonia Farm
Attempting to live out the principles of pacifism, simplicity, and racial integration, a pair of white...
David A. Chapman
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Lamartine Hardman (1856-1937)
Lamartine Hardman was the governor of Georgia from 1927 to 1931. Considered to be one of the wealthiest...
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