Hall County was experiencing a mini-boom in 1897. It had long ago become a center for trade in Northeast Georgia with people bringing wagonloads of goods from over the mountains and elsewhere to Gainesville. While we think of Hall County’s poultry business being born in the 1950s, its reputation as a chicken center dates to the 19th century.
Johnny Vardeman: Shoebusiness, chickens, eggs were staples in Hall County