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- Friday, May 24, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Johnny Vardeman's column
What it was like as 1950s came to end
So what was the Christmas season like half a century ago in Northeast Georgia, say 1959?
Liquid assets drew tourists to Hall County area
It's been well documented how popular North Georgia and Hall County in particular were as health resorts during the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
‘Forgotten’ governor buried here
The Georgia historical marker outside Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville notes two of the state's governors are buried there. A.D. Candler, who was born in North Georgia and lived in Gainesville, is the better known. James Milton Smith, who served as governor from 1872 to 1877, was a South Georgian whose eventual home was Columbus. While most of his biographies don't mention it, at least one source said he practiced law in Hall County at ...
Fire gutted Gainesville's once-proud opera house
An opera house once flourished in Gainesville on the downtown square where Christopher's is situated today at the corner of Washington and Bradford streets.
Book details Indian mound history, myths
When Emory Jones, who grew up in White County, told a friend he was going to write a book about the Nacoochee Indian mound, the friend's response was, "What, two pages?"
New Holland was a milestone in Hall County history
There have been some big days in the history of Hall County: the railroad coming in the 1870s, Johnson & Johnson building the model Chicopee mill village in 1927, opening of what would become Brenau University, likewise Riverside Military Academy, Lanier Tech and Gainesville State, the formation of Lake Lanier in the 1950s and construction of Interstate 985/Ga. 365.
Who are men depicted in post office mural?
Those who remember the old U.S. Post Office at the corner of Green and Washington streets in downtown Gainesville also might remember the mural that hung in the lobby.
Cemeteries’ secrets reveal family history
The Bell family has been prominent in North Georgia history for generations, producing farmers, politicians, athletes, coaches, educators and other professional and business men and women.
Adventures before Alaska was a state
Martha Ann Taylor has a mountain of memories from service with the American Red Cross in Alaska before it became a state and was even wilder than it is today.
Star-crossed boat too big for bridges
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing more water through Buford Dam because Lake Lanier's level is higher than it is supposed to be this time of year. The corps is afraid there won't be enough room to store water expected from winter rains.
Will anybody want the lake level lower?
If the wet weather pattern continues, and Lake Lanier rises higher, instead of calls for raising the lake level, some might be tempted to want to draw the water down.
Barber follows grandfather's old-time ways
When Ben McCool was a youngster, one of his jobs was cleaning out spittoons in his grandfather's barber shop.
Center Point fills unique role in education
Center Point's mission isn't intended to turn out preachers, but it happens as a happy by-product to some of the students who take released-time courses in religion.
How an idea for religion study started
Sometimes it takes idea decades before it becomes reality. It took only 15 months from when the idea of a Christian education center was discussed in Gainesville for it to open its doors to students wanting to learn more about various religions.
How kudzu got its grip on Georgia
In view of this year's bodacious bumper crop of kudzu, it's interesting to see how we got where we are.
Articles by Section - Johnny Vardeman's column
CD package relates stories of area locations
Johnny Kytle was a native of Clermont in Hall County and a pioneer daredevil pilot who carried the mail between Atlanta and Richmond, Va.
CD package relates stories of area places like Dip
Johnny Kytle was a native of Clermont in Hall County and a pioneer daredevil pilot who carried the mail between Atlanta and Richmond, Va.
Prior Street was named for Hall judge
Prior Street is one of Gainesville's most important streets. It connects the northside of town to the southside. It runs from Hunter Street near St. Paul United Methodist Church on Summit Street, to City Park and the Civic Center.
Hero reticent about his heroics during World War II
Bob Dollar said Jason Nix was an ordinary man, the kind who goes about his work and lives humbly and without much fanfare or attention.
Poodle at large: Owner seeks pet lost for months
If you'd lost a dog six months ago, chances are you would have given up finding it by now and moved on.
Family’s lives rotated around a 5-and-dime
You don't see many 5-and-10-cent stores anymore like McLellan's, which was such an anchor in downtown Gainesville over several decades.
Mill villagers had hard life, yet had fun
With no television, limited transportation and very little money, children growing up in the Gainesville Mill village in the 1940s, '50s and beyond "made do."
Do diamonds remain hidden in Hall’s soils?
A century and a half ago this month, the Civil War began officially with the shelling of Fort Sumter, but as embroiled as the nation was in the turmoil of the times, Hall Countians had diamonds on their minds and in their mines.
Lawyer lost friends fighting for Cherokees
One of the little known, but most controversial figures in Hall County history was a lawyer named William H. Underwood.
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