Fannin County, Georgia, Images of America, Paperback-image

Fannin County, Georgia, Images of America, Paperback

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Language: English Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional) gtin13: 9780738591889 Book Title: Fannin County Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Genre: Travel, Photography, History Brand: Unbranded Item Weight: 0.7 Oz Author: Not Available Item Width: 6.5 in MPN: 9780738591889 Item Height: 0.3 in Format: Trade Paperback Illustrator: Yes Number of Pages: 128 Pages ISBN: 9780738591889 Item Length: 9.2 in Book Series: Images of America Ser. Publication Year: 2012

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Fannin County, Georgia, Images of America, Paperback When Fannin County was created in January of 1854, less than 20 years had passed since the Texas Revolution, but its impact was immense.War hero James Walker Fannin was born, if legend is correct, near where Tennessee and North Carolina border Georgia; after dropping out of West Point, Fannin was a successful broker in Columbus, Georgia, and then immigrated to Texas. Following several military adventures, including a failed attempt to relieve the Alamo, Colonel Fannin was defeated at the Battle of Coleto Creek, and his command massacred near Goliad. Shortly after the Mexican-American War won the Texas territory for the Union, Georgia honored Fannin's memory by naming Fannin County for him. From an isolated region of mountain farms, gristmills, and wilderness, Fannin County has developed alongside the arrival of the railroad and the inauguration of logging, hydroelectric power, mining, and manufacturing and is currently one of the premier tourist destinations and arts-and-crafts regions in the Southeast.

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