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The Sanborn Fire Insurance maps were originally given to the Library of Congress to document the history of Athens. These maps are significant because they show a detailed picture of not only buildings but in some causes water mains and other…

A letter by George Whitefield to a friend to update him on his progress on his orphan house in Savannah.

On February 1, 1806, the University of Georgia’s first acting president, Josiah Meigs, reported in the Augusta Chronicle that construction of the university’s new building has finished. He reports on the accommodations of the new building: its…

This map shows the master plans for the University of Georgia as of 1995. The map displays the buildings that embody the university which include: housing, parking decks, academic and other university buildings. It also shows the buildings within…

This image of The University of Georgia’s campus is an aerial view that clearly displays all of the Universities infrastructure. The image shows the location and surrounding area of many buildings that have previously been planned for construction…

The Atlanta Beltline allows new and old parks to connect and overlap to enhance them and to encourage economic development.

A photograph of Mary Dorothy Lyndon in front of Peabody Hall.

This is a map of Athens in 1893, created by Charles M. Strahan. As you can see, North Campus was the only developed portion of UGA that can be viewed today.

This is an address made by Abraham Baldwin about the founding of the University of Georgia a month after the establishment of the charter.