Mercer Project Digitally Preserves History of Small Northeast Georgia County
November 23, 2024
November 23, 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 23 -- Mercer University issued the following news:
By Jennifer Falk
Towns County lies nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of northeast Georgia. Home to about 12,500 people, the county is rich in heritage, yet little of its people's stories have been archived and preserved.
"Towns County is the least digitally preserved and represented county in the entire state of Georgia," said Dr. Leah Panther, associat . . .
By Jennifer Falk
Towns County lies nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of northeast Georgia. Home to about 12,500 people, the county is rich in heritage, yet little of its people's stories have been archived and preserved.
"Towns County is the least digitally preserved and represented county in the entire state of Georgia," said Dr. Leah Panther, associat . . .