Doug Gelbert

So, You're Moving to Georgia! A Story of the Peach State in 100 Buildings Doug Gelbert

So you are thinking of moving to Georgia. Or are moving or are already here. Some eight million Americans move to a new state every year. Now you're one of them.

The story of Georgia is all around you in the buildings from those who came before you. In these pages you'll learn the explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets that make Georgia uniquely Georgia. So, You're Moving to Georgia! ... A Story of the Peach State in 100 Buildings will help you join the club in no time.

What building received America's first transcontinental phone call? Solved. Why did America's richest man rebuild a rural Georgia college? Mystery solved. What stadium hosted the most lopsided game in college football history? Identified. Only civilian airfield to service flyers from both World Wars? Revealed.

Cherokee souvenirs...college sports...gold rushes... Presidential footprints...iron horses...kissing bridges...octagon houses...roadside architecture...beloved carbonated beverages...cotton...the CCC...squares...historic stages...auto racing...tabby...diners...the golden age of motoring... Sears kit houses...minor league baseball... Carnegie libraries...five and dimes...marble...early aviation...bucket list golf...onions... This book will have you telling stories like a native in no time.

Almost all of the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So get out and learn more - because the next best thing to being a real Georgian is being able to pass as one.