GSHS Quarterly Luncheon - The Twin Scandals of Early Georgia

Name: GSHS Quarterly Luncheon - The Twin Scandals of Early Georgia
Start: 2025-08-24T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Stuckey Auditorium

Schedule

Sun, 24 Aug, 2025 at 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Stuckey Auditorium | Griffin, GA

Please join us for the next GSHS Quarterly Luncheon where we honor local physician and community leader Dr. Thomas Hopkins and hear from accomplished Georgia author Dr. William Rawlings.
Tickets are $25 for Members and $30 for Non-Members. Lunch is included in the ticket price!
The Twin Scandals of Early Georgia: The Great Yazoo Fraud and The Pine Barrens Speculation - At the end of the American Revolution, the lands of the new state of Georgia stretched from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi River, encompassing what is today the states of Alabama and Mississippi. At the start of the nineteenth century this vast and rich area was forfeited to the United States government, lost due to land speculation made possible by corruption and greed. This is the story of this sad, but important, episode in early American history.
Event Details:
Reception at 12noon, Lunch at 1pm and a Special Award and Author Talk to Follow