Floyd County, Georgia, Images of America, Paperback

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Item Weight: 0.7 Oz Publication Year: 1998 Genre: Travel, Photography, History Item Width: 6.5 in Author: Not Available Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional) Brand: Unbranded Language: English gtin13: 9780738567129 MPN: 9780738567129 Book Title: Floyd County Number of Pages: 128 Pages ISBN: 9780738567129 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Item Height: 0.3 in Item Length: 9.2 in Book Series: Images of America Ser. Format: Trade Paperback Illustrator: Yes

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Floyd County, Georgia, Images of America, Paperback A fascinating history of Floyd County, Georgia, from its beginnings in Spanish exploration to its modern day success.Floyd County, Georgia, located in the picturesque northwest Georgia mountains, has a long and fascinating written history that stretches back to 1540 and the Spanish explorers of that era. The Mississippian, Creek, and Cherokee Nations preceded the arrival of Europeans to the area. Soon after, industry and commercial agriculture began to flourish, and in 1845, riverboats began carrying products down the Coosa River from Floyd County to Mobile, Alabama.