History Alive – Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia: The Story Behind the Story

History Alive - Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia: The Story Behind the Story

Date(s): Nov 21, 2020
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Underneath the more than 40 lakes throughout North Georgia lie lost communities, crossroads, racetracks and event entire towns. In Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia, Lisa Russell explores the reasons why these lakes were made and the stories behind the underwater settlements, where towns and farms once thrived.

At the Donaldson-Bannister Farm, 4831 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, November 21, 9:30-11:00 am.

$5 for DPT members. $10 for non DPT members.  Limited seating, maximum 50. (We will be meeting under the tent located by the barns so that we can meet social distancing requirements.)

Lisa Russell supports regional historical and archaelogy societies as a member of the Society of Georgia Archaeology, Bartow History Museum, Etoway Valley Historical Society, Whitfield-Murray Historical Society, and the Cherokee County Historical Society.

Russel earned her Master of Arts degree in professional writing fro Kennesaw State University and now teaches English full-time at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.  She is also a part-time professor of communication at Kennesaw State University.