Bowen, Eliza A. The story of Wilkes County, 1940.

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Bowen, Eliza A. The story of Wilkes County, 1940.

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The collection consists of two copies of a bound typescript of a history of Wilkes County by Eliza A. Bowen. Copy one contains a map and is annotated and indexed. This book was first published serially in the Washington Chronicle of 1899. It was copied and indexed with authority of John B. Wilson, Secretary of State, under direction of Mrs. J.E. Hays, State Historian, 1940. W.P.A. Project no. 5993. Printed by Continental Book Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1950.

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Wilson, John B., d. 1946.

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United States. Work Projects Administration

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The Works Progress Administration was involved in various projects including the compilation of sources on American territories. The card catalogs for these were prepared at the Library of Congress and are now in the National Archives. From the description of Classified Alaska Bibliography, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42927718 Works Progress Administration (later called Work Projects Administration) began operations in San Joaquin County, Calif., July 1935. County a...

Bowen, Eliza A.

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"Located in east central Georgia, Wilkes County was created in 1777. The state's first county, it was originally far larger than its current 471 square miles. The area that became the original Wilkes County was called the New Purchase or Ceded Lands, referring to the land lying between the Broad and Savannah rivers, which today includes Elbert and Lincoln counties, as well as parts of Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, and Warren counties. Wilkes County is named for John Wilkes, a colorful member of Britis...

Hays, Louise Frederick, 1881-1951

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