Tate is a tiny community of less than 2,000 people in northwest Georgia. However, it boasts the title of Marble Capital of the US.
What do the Lincoln Memorial, New York Stock Exchange, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the capitols of Kentucky, Arkansas, and Minnesota have in common? The buildings consist of Georgia marble mined by the Georgia Marble Company, founded by Sam Tate in 1884.
(more…)
When I first moved to Atlanta, I always took friends who visited me to see the World of Coca-Cola Museum. Located at Underground Atlanta, tickets cost only $2.50. In 2007,…
During the pandemic, we researched places to visit close to us. One museum that we put on our list was the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center in Columbus, Georgia.…
“I’m Jimmy Carter and I’m running for president,” was a slogan featured during the 1976 presidential campaign. Most people responded with “Jimmy who?” Despite not having a nationally-known name, the Georgia native gained popularity with voters and became the 39th President of the United States.
Although I’d seen it many years ago, I figured I should take my Georgia-raised children to visit the Carter Presidential Museum at least once. After all, he’s the only US President from our state. However, the pandemic changed all of that as presidential libraries and museums remained shuttered longer than most other attractions. Recently, the opportunity arose to visit with Thing 1.
(more…)