Mize, Leila R. papers, log cabin notes, before 1981.

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Mize, Leila R. papers, log cabin notes, before 1981.

The collection consists of the notes and clippings used by Mrs. Leila R. Mize when she built her log house on Bushville Farm in Banks County.

4 items (0.1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7330096

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Mize, Leila Ritchie, 1879-1958.

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"Banks County, in northeast Georgia, is the state's 129th county, comprising 233 square miles. The county was created from portions of Franklin and Habersham counties in 1858 and was named for Richard E. Banks (1794-1856), a circuit-riding surgeon who treated white settlers and Indians in the area, developing a good reputation among the Cherokees for treating smallpox. The land that became Banks County was originally held by the Cherokees, forming a border territory between the Cherokee Indian N...