Author To Discuss Lost Towns of North Georgia

From the Bartow History Museum:

Cartersville, GA – The Bartow History Museum welcomes Lisa Russell, who will discuss her book, Lost Towns of North Georgia, on October 19th at noon. A book signing will follow. The lecture is free to museum members and included with the price of admission to the museum for not-yet-members. For more information on this and other museum programs, call 770-387-2774 or visit our website.

About the Book

When the bustle of a city slows, towns dissolve into abandoned building or return to woods and crumble into North Georgia clay. The remains of numerous towns dot the landscape-pockets of life that were lost to fire or drowned by the water of civic works projects. In 1832, Auraria was one of the sites of the original American gold rush. Cassville was a booming educational and cultural epicenter until 1864. Allatoona found its identity as a railroad town. Author and professor Lisa M. Russell unearths the forgotten towns of North Georgia.

About the Author

Lisa Russell is a member of the Bartow History Museum and the Etowah Valley Historical Society. She earned her master’s in professional writing from Kennesaw State University, where she graduated with honors. When Lisa is not teaching at Georgia North Western Technical College or Kennesaw State University, she can be found exploring North Georgia through a micro-historic lens.

About Bartow History Museum

The Bartow History Museum, located at 4 East Church Street in downtown Cartersville, Georgia, documents the history of northwest Georgia’s Bartow County, spanning more than 200 years since the Cherokee were the area’s primary residents. Artifacts, photographs, documents, and a variety of interactive permanent exhibits tell the story of settlement, Cherokee life and removal, Civil War strife, and lifestyles of years past. The Bartow History Museum also provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults, children, families, and school groups. Our extensive archives and research library contains photographs, documents, newspapers, rare books, genealogy records, oral history interviews, and more. For additional information, visit here.

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