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Old News Stories
Before there was a Murray County, Georgia, this area was The Cherokee Nation. No newspapers existed until Feb. 18, 1828, when the first issue of The Cherokee Phoenix was published at New Echota, the national capital of the Cherokees. When the State of Georgia, forced that newspaper to cease publication May 31, 1834, the area had no other newspaper for nearly fifty years.
The next newspaper in the area was The Murray County Gazette, published at Spring Place. This paper published only 3 issues in May and June 1879, then ceased to operate.
The North Georgia Times was published at Spring Place starting in October 1881. For most of the time since, there has usually been a newspaper in the immediate area.
The foregoing explains why it is extremely difficult to find newspaper articles covering events that occurred in this area prior to the 1890s.
None the less, this collection of newspaper articles, many from newspapers published far from Murray County, captures the flavor of the news of our past. Simply deciphering some of the faded text was a challenge. Some of the words, even whole paragraphs were simply illegible. To make the articles easily readable all have been transcribed and set in Times New Roman type. Of course a few errors must have occurred during transcription; however, many of the original articles contained words spelled differently than today. Don't fret the small stuff, just enjoy!
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First issue, Cherokee Phoenix, 1828
Cherokee Phoenix Publishes Laws, 1828
Chiefs Send Messages to Legislature, 1828
Cherokee Invents Alphabet, 1829
Cherokee Newspaper, 1828
Gold Discovered! 1829
Gold Diggers Expelled From Cherokee Lands, 1830
Cherokee Population, 1830 Article
Cherokees Send Memorial to Congress, 1830
Congress for Rights of States, 1830
Georgia Extends Laws Over Cherokees, 1830
Georgia Claims Cherokee's Gold, 1830
Just Waiting for June 1, 1830
Stealing Cherokee Horses, 1830
Connecticut Visitors to New Echota, 1830
Rev. Worcester Removed From Postal Job, 1831
Missionaries Being Persecuted, 1831
Missionaries to Cherokees Sentenced, 1831
Cherokee Phoenix Loses Printer, 1831
Cherokee Newspaper, 1832
Guard Halts Teaching Black Boy, 1832
Georgia Surveys for Land Lottery, 1832
Editor Cherokee Phoenix Resigns, 1832
George Tassel Convicted, 1832
Land Lottery Winners, 1832
Crimes in Georgia's Land Lottery, 1832
Sheriff Rapes Woman at New Echota, 1833
Governor Speculates in Land Lottery, 1833
Indian Massacre! 1833
Chief Ross, John Howard Payne Arrested, 1835
Joseph Vann Forced From Home, 1835
Andrew Jackson's Letter to Cherokees, 1835
Troops to Protect White Settlers, 1837
Col. Bishop Controls Murray Election, 1837
Troops for Removal of Cherokees, 1838
Two Brief Articles On Cherokee Removal, 1838
Gen. Scott Addresses Cherokees, 1838
Indians to Oversee Cherokee Removal, 1838
Deaths of Two Ridges and Boudinot, 1839
Death of David Vann, 1843
Steamboat "Lucy Walker" Explodes, 1844
Visitor Describes Spring Place Mission, 1853
Secession Convention in Atlanta, 1861
Georgia Votes to Leave Union, 1861
Union Has Support in Ga. Mountains, 1861
Dalton Morganton Railroad, 1870
Camp Meeting, 1875
Jail Break at Spring Place, 1876
Train Hits Wagon, 1876
Spring Place Statistics, 1878
Murray Damaged by Storm, 1878
Murray County Gazette Founded, 1879
Sumach Community, 1882
Andy Rowland Captured, 1884
Posse Kills Murderer Pettis, 1884
Three Cruelly Whipped, 1886
Railroad From Dalton to Spring Place, 1888
Negro John Duncan Killed, 1889
Lynching of Thomas Hill, 1893
Thomas Hill, Lynched or Liberated? 1893
Roper Survives to Testify Against kuklux, 1894
Men Who Tried to Kill Roper Are Sentenced 1894
Miss Lucy Hill Thrown By Horse, Dies, 1895
Reign of kuklux, 1895
Murray's Talc, 1897
Colonel Carter's Funeral, 1897
Dr. Bagwell's House Fire, 1899
Dalton-Alaculsey Charter Amended, 1901
Dalton-Alaculsey Railroad, 1902
Chatsworth Mine Ships First Gold, 1904
Rural Free Delivery Mail Service, 1904
Mrs. Lee Denies Part in Husband's Death, 1905
L&N Announces New Route, 20 Stations, 1906
New Town of Eton Planned, 1906
Legislator Ramsey Killed, 1906
Ramsey's Killer Convicted, 1906
Last Living Confederate Congressman, 1906
Visitor Describes Spring Place in 1907
Sheriff Ben Keith Shot, Dies, 1907
Sheriff Keith Dead From Wound, 1907
Chatsworth and Spring Place in 1908
Harper to Hang for Killing Sheriff Keith, 1908
Chatsworth as of 1909
Girl Assaulted, Family at Church, 1909
Mail Delivery in 1909
Harper's Sentence Commuted to Life, 1909
Election for Courthouse Move, 1912
Fish Replaced After L&N Wreck, 1912
John Howard Payne's Prison Razed, 1913
First Court to be Held at Chatsworth, 1913
Supreme Court to Decide on County Site, 1914
Dr. Bradford's Auto Wreck, 1914
Major Fire at Spring Place, 1914
L&N Wreck at Howard's Siding, 1914
"Short Dog" Train Stays On, 1914
Tablet Dedicated at Vann House, 1915
Chatsworth Holds Parade in Dalton, 1915
New Jail Being Built at Chatsworth, 1915
Bids Sought to Build Courthouse, 1916
Work Starts New Courthouse, 1916
Old Courthouse Sold for $5.00 in 1916
Spring Place Courthouse Sold, 1916
L&N Seeks Train Service Changes, 1920
Brick Kiln Collapse, Pastor Killed, 1920
Murray's New Consolidated High School, 1920
Moonshiners Shoot Out, 1922
Tablet Honoring Payne Dedicated, 1922
Search for Relics of Ancient Race, 1923
Mount Vista Lodge Hotel to Be Built, 1926
DeSoto Era Sword Found, 1928
Eula Elrod Thompson Confesses, 1928
Eula Confesses Again, 1928
Eula Not First Women Sentenced to Death, 1928
Eula's Sentence Commuted, 1928
County Sells Convict Camp, 1929
Electricity Turned On, 1929
Fort Mountain Accepted, 1929
Payne Was Not Prisoner in Vann House, 1930
Spring Place Presbyterian Church Demolished, 1932
New Scenic Highway to Ellijay, 1933
Box Company Founded at Chatsworth, 1934
Recalling Pioneering Days of Chatsworth, 1934
CCC Camp's History, 1934
Eula Elrod Thompson Pardoned, 1936
Home Spread Tufters Petition Govt., 1939
Eula Elrod Thompson Murders Brother, 1941
Murray's Cannery, 1941
Crown Chenille Founded, 1941
Government Orders Blackout, 1941
L&N Asks Permission to Close Ramhurst Station, 1941
Pay for Dinner at Pines With Scrap for War, 1941
Murray's First War Casualty, 1942
Junk Needed for War, 1942
Junk to Build Bombs, 1942
Gas Rationing, 1942
V-Mail, 1942
Wartime Tire Purchases, 1942
Tire Rationing Rules, 1942
Old jail Cell Sold as Scrap, 1942
Turn In Old Parts, 1942
Bones of Six Found in Fire Debris, 1942
Mark Pulliam Sentenced for Killing Family, 1943
The Pulliam Family Tragedy, 1942-43
Growing Food for Troops, 1943
Ration Books in 1943
Companies Reverting to Peacetime Manufacturing, 1945
Chatsworth Has Youngest Mayor In US, 1946
Man Leaves Timber to Fund Hospital, 1949
Hall's Trees to Pay for Hospital, 1949
L&N's "Flamingo" Derails in Murray, 1949
2 Chatsworth Brothers Killed in Plane Crash, May 8, 1970
Airplane Crash, July 1, 2017
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