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2012-10-27

You know Buckhead for the great bars, shopping, dining, and beautiful mansions. But where did the name Buckhead come from? The story may surprise you.

In the mid-1800s, a man named John Whitley left North Carolina and settled near the present day site of Buckhead. Like many early settlers in the area, he bought some land and began growing corn, cotton, and tobacco. Sometime between 1838 and 1840, Whitley shot a large deer near a creek on the present day site of the Atlanta History Center. He then took the head from the animal and affixed it to a nearby pole or tree. Soon after, the area came to be known as “Buck Head.” Eventually the name was shortened to “Buckhead.”

Looking around Buckhead today, it’s easy to assume that anything having to do with that time has since been erased (except for the name). But hidden in the woods behind an unassuming Buckhead mansion sits the small one room cabin Whitley called home.

Whitley built this cabin in Cobb County in the 1840s after leaving Buckhead. Three generations of Whitley’s lived in the cabin, the last being Jim Whitley, grandson of John Whitley. By the 1950s, highway construction threatened the structure, and it was moved to Buckhead where it remains today. The John Whitley Cabin is on private property and is not accessible to the public.

Learn more about the history of Buckhead at Party With the Past at the Atlanta History Center on November 15, 2012!

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2012-10-20

thatdrumcorpsguy:

Georgia State Marching Band 2012 “A Georgia STATE of Mind”

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GSU Homecoming!

Get the win Panthers! 2 wins this season is better than 1!

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historicinmanpark:

Some new street art in Inman Park on Dekalb Ave.

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2012-10-19

Whatdya have?

atlantahistorycenter:

Late 1930s view of The Varsity on North Avenue in Midtown Atlanta.

Browse and order prints from our collection.

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hey-its-david:

Tech Tower and the view from the 10th floor of North Ave North Apartments, new and improved!

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Digging the GSU marching band uniforms!

posaunecat:

Aww State!

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Can anyone help her out?

laurabrightside:

I am thinking of applying to go to a University in America for a year or to be more specific to go to Georgia State University in Atlanta. However, I am completely broke and I was wondering how much money do you think I’ll actually need to have to survive in their from Mid August to May 2013/14?

Any help is welcome? :)

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