Athens Y M G A and Y W C A Strength in City History
Athens shows a strong Y M G A and a growing Y W C A with broad citizen support. The Y M G A built a three story Lumpkin Clayton Street structure, houses a reading room and gym, and relies on bond funding and ongoing donations. The Y W C A operates on Clayton Street with 300 plus supporters, offers meals, gym classes, reading space, and weekly religious talks under Miss Sellis.
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Clayton Street
Bailey Supply Company
Famous Old Tree That Owns Itself in Athens
The famed oak at Finley and Dearing streets in Athens is said to own itself with a deed granting eight feet of ground on each side. The tree’s unique ownership has kept it untouched as other trees fell to the Woodman. George Foster Peabody of New York has acted to protect the venerable tree from harm.
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Athens
Tree that owns itself tied to Georgia history described
A colonial era landowner, William H. Jackson, is linked to a self owning tree in Augusta. granite posts surround his land and an iron chain marked his memory. A plate will record the tree history for future generations.
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Wiliam H. Jackson
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KE. Jones
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Dudse Young
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Lumpkin and
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James S. King
Walter T. Forbes
United States
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H. B.van Valkenburg
City Association
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Athens Young Women’s Chritian Association
Susie Butler
W. A. Wright
Atlanta
Mildred Rutherford
Miss Sellis
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Philadelphis
Leager
Athens Y. M.C. A
Finley and
Dearing Streets
George Foster Peabody
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James Jackson
Supreme Court of Georgia
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