Name: Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand
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Susan Hoffer McMillan

Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand

9780738552705

$24.99

Join Historian and Author Susan Hoffer McMillan as she reveals the history and evolution of Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand in South Carolina.

The once-quiet towns of the Grand Strand are being replaced by mega-structures for accommodation, dining, and entertainment. Images in this volume span the 20th century, chronicling the evolution of a resort once touted as the world's greatest playground. Featured are the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion, beach hotel expansions, and freshwater estuaries overshadowed by development.

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Hollywood Historical Society

Hollywood

9780738567181

$24.99

In 1920, Joseph W. Young Jr. came to Florida and created Hollywood, an entire city based on City Beautiful ideals. Today, though his city has greatly increased in size, Young's original plan and many handsome 1920s buildings still demonstrate Hollywood's historic beginnings, a tribute to Young's vision.

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Terry L. Baldridge

Huntington

9780738566672

$24.99

Named in 1870 after railroad tycoon Collis P. Huntington, the city of Huntington is nestled on the southern bank of the majestic Ohio River and the rolling hills of northwestern West Virginia.

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Summer Bozeman

St. Augustine

9780738566047

$24.99

The Spanish landed in Florida in 1513 and established St. Augustine in 1565, over four decades before the Virginia Company settled Jamestown and five decades before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

Henry Flagler transformed the sleepy port into a winter resort for the affluent, and the quaint college town still displays some of the nation's oldest and most beautiful architecture.

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Cleo Roberson

Muhlenberg County

9780738585703

$24.99

Muhlenberg County, known for coal mining and music, is also celebrated for its close family ties. The Kirtley brothers (above) exemplify the strength of family as they pose on the grave of their father in 1922.

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Carole Noske

Vacaville

9780738555638

$24.99

One hundred years after it was settled by the Vaca and Pe±a families in 1842, Vacaville's population still numbered only 1,608 people. The population was booming by the 1960s, doubled in each of the next two decades, and was home to 96,395 people by 2006. While experiencing some growing pains, the city enjoys small-town pleasures, festivals, parades, and concerts in the park.

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Nancy Glaser

Augusta

9780738594088

$24.99

Then and Now: Augusta is coauthored by Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell, director of the Augusta State University Center for the Study of Georgia History; Nancy J. Glaser, director of the Augusta Museum of History; and award-winning videographer/photographer Mark Albertin. Amanda Klaus, registrar of the Augusta Museum of History, assisted with the project.

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Richard A Marconi

Palm Beach

9780738598604

$24.99

Discover the history of Palm Beach in this book as we see the evolution of the area in stunning images.

Once referred to as a veritable paradise by Florida developer Henry M. Flagler, Palm Beach has transformed from a small frontier community to a remarkably picturesque historic town. The seaside resort's charm is found in its diverse architecture, landmarks, mega-mansions, beaches, and land and streetscapes.

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Ray Hanley

Little Rock

9780738544229

$24.99

Little Rock is small by capital-city standards, but much like larger capitals, it has been quick to demolish the old in favor of the new. There are still striking structures tucked away here and there, and to appreciate how Little Rock has evolved from sleepy, steamboat days to a booming tourist destination, Arcadia Publishing presents photographs from past and present.

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Randy Ball

Rogersville

9780738567587

$24.99

Cradled by the hills of east Tennessee, Rogersville is a town of rich history. The second-oldest town in Tennessee, Rogersville has earned its place in history from its birth as a settlement started by the Crockett family, to its days as part of North Carolina, the Lost State of Franklin, and finally Tennessee. Today Rogersville is a beautifully preserved historical town.

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Don Schick

Charlotte

9780738542287

$24.99

While most American cities boomed decades, even centuries ago, the city of Charlotte does so now. However it is the Charlotte of old that is worth revisiting. It is this community that Charlotte natives remember fondly, but newcomers have never seen.

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Donna Gayle Akers

Abingdon

9780738586588

$24.99

Abingdon, first named Wolf Hills by Daniel Boone, was one of the earliest towns and commercial centers in southwestern Virginia. Named after Martha Washington's ancestral parish in England, this unique town has weathered many economic changes and has emerged as a leading cultural and arts center for the area. Author and native Donna Gayle Akers has extensively researched and published three other books about the area's history. Using images from collectors and area historical groups, she shows Abingdon's past and the excellent preservation of its built environment.

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Kim Phillips

Lee County

9780738587035

$24.99

Encompassing rugged interior frontier and coastal gulf towns, factories and farms, dusty cattlemen and the leaders of industry, and playgrounds of the rich and famous, Lee County is as diverse as history itself.

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Rob Hicks

Amelia Island

9781467111294

$24.99

After seeing its golden age in the 1800s and early 1900s, Amelia Island slipped into a calm and quiet slumber for most of the 20th century; nevertheless, the local paper mills provided an important economic base that brought people and jobs to the area.

It did not take long for people to discover the majestic beaches of the island, and growth followed. Companies specializing in resort development soon arrived, and the island became a popular vacation destination. Throughout that transformation, local residents worked hard to keep the small-town feel, natural surroundings, and historic relevance intact.

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Terri L. Fisher

Blacksburg

9780738592411

$24.99

Blacksburg has always been on the frontier's edge: pushing the boundaries of westward expansion in Colonial Virginia, as a leader in agricultural and mechanical education with the founding of a land-grant university in 1872, and home to a leading research institution known today as Virginia Tech. The history revealed by numerous historic structures is the foundation that makes Blacksburg a Special Place. Terry K. Nicholson is Blacksburg's museum administrator. His wife and coauthor, Terri L. Fisher, has written several local and state history books.

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Fiona Young-Brown

Lexington

9780738554471

$24.99

Lexington documents the history and evolutoin of this city nestled in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region.

Situated in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region, Lexington is known as a cultural center throughout the state. The city, with its strong sense of history, education, and commerce, has undergone dramatic change, making way for development and progress with each new decade.

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Anne Chesky

Black Mountain

9781467128889

$24.99

Perched at the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Black Mountain thrives on tourism. Even before the town incorporated in 1893, visitors flocked to the area to seek respite from heat, insects, and illness—and many of those visitors stayed. Cool climes and dramatic mountain scenery continue to draw travelers and new residents alike, and Black Mountain's historic center caters to both.

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Suzanne K. Durham

Carrollton

9780738566467

$24.99

Carrollton, in the rolling farmland of northwest Georgia, is a city with strong agricultural traditions and a streetscape surprisingly unchanged from the early 20th century.

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Sara O'Brien

St. Petersburg

9780738567679

$24.99

St. Petersburg Then & Now retells the history of the area in images comparing its beginnings to present day.

As the ""Sunshine City"" of St. Petersburg forges onward with new and exciting developments, a legacy of landmarks still remains. The founding fathers envisioned St. Petersburg as a city with great potential for progress and growth. Over the past century, St. Petersburg has far exceeded these vast expectations.

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Jeff Cannon

New Port Richey

9780738588162

$24.99

New Port Richey's founding fathers envisioned a great city with potential for progress and growth. Today, as the Gateway to Tropical Florida, city leaders are looking to an era of redevelopment to reach and exceed those vast expectations set so long ago.

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Terri L. Fisher

Giles County

9780738587165

$24.99

The New River, creeks, limestone, timber, mineral springs, mountains, and railroads have shaped the small communities, industries, and tourism of Giles County, Virginia.

Many once-bustling places in the county are quieter today, but buildings and landscapes of earlier times are still present and interesting to compare to photographs of the past. Terri L. Fisher, executive director of the Giles County Historical Society and author of Images of America: Pearisburg and Giles County and Lost Communities of Virginia, is a resident of Narrows.

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Robert Schrage

Boone County

9780738542270

$24.99

As one of the fastest growing counties in the country, Boone County has come a long way since its founding in 1799. Communities such as Florence, Union, and Burlington have changed dramatically, but residents still remember the vibrant past. Others such as Rabbit Hash, Belleview, and Petersburg remain small towns with much of their historic charm. In Then & Now: Boone County, vintage images are compared to modern photographs to showcase an interesting history and a tremendous change. The neighborhoods examined in this volume make up the heart of the county.

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Joe Kirby

Marietta Revisited

9780738566344

$24.99

Marietta is one of the largest and most historic cities in northwest Georgia.

As one of Atlanta's largest suburbs, Marietta is the home and workplace for thousands of Georgians, and has been a homestead since 1834. A series of unfortunate fires in the 1850s partially destroyed the city, and caught fire once again in 1864 as part of Sherman's March to the Sea. Some of Marietta's history has been preserved, but much of it has been lost to the ravages of war, time, and gentrification.Then and Now: Marietta Revisitedtakes the reader down Marietta's streets through time, back into what is almost a different world than the modern small city we know today.

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Prince William County/Manassas Convention & Visitors Bureau

Prince William County

9780738553467

$24.99

Prince William County, just south of Washington, D.C., has changed dramatically over the years.

The area welcomes thousands of visitors annually to historic sites and is home to thousands more residents. This volume takes readers on a journey through the county that preserves its past with an eye to the future.

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Wade Arnold

Cocoa Beach

9780738568065

$24.99

Cocoa Beach welcomes millions of visitors every year, but the city has always managed to keep a small town atmosphere.

In 1940, it was a cozy little waterfront town with less than 50 people. A few years after World War II, America's space race began, and the city was never the same.

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Shannon Colaianni Tinnell

Morgantown

9780738588124

$24.99

Then & Now: Morgantown depicts the history of this city's transformation from an agricultural community to industrial workhorse.

Morgantown has played a role in nearly every important period in American history. Words and images are combined in Then & Now: Morgantown to depict that legacy and the city's transformation from sleepy agricultural community to industrial workhorse to home of cutting-edge education, medicine, and research.

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Zelia V. Sweett

New Smyrna Beach

9781467128940

$24.99

New Smyrna Beach is beloved by residents and visitors alike for its small-town charm and fascinating 250-year history.

In the last century, the city has evolved from a sleepy Southern beach town to a vibrant seaside destination.

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Glenda Barnes Bozeman

Macon

9780738566870

$24.99

Known as the "Heart of Georgia," Macon was an affluent city by the time of the Civil War and escaped the destruction that accompanied Sherman's march to the sea. During Macon's prosperous Victorian period, opulent residences and ornate public buildings were constructed; these, along with those of the antebellum period, have been preserved.

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Brenda S. Baldwin

Buchanan County

9780738586823

$24.99

The engaging history of Buchanan County is explored in-depth in this book.

Buchanan County, like many small counties, has gone through boom and bust in its history. From floods and fires to economic prosperity, Buchanan went from being one of the wealthiest counties to one of the poorest in the state of Virginia. Unlike many small counties, Buchanan is reinventing itself. The original county is no more and is currently being rebuilt.

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Gerri Reaves

Fort Myers

9780738553542

$24.99

Author Gerri Reaves compares Fort Myers, Florida from its beginnings to the urbanistic river community it is today.

In these photographs, the neighborhood service station, the drugstore soda fountain, and steamboat mail-delivery live on. Nineteenth-century storefronts stand amid condo towers. Cattle stroll to market, and post–World War II newcomers transform the paradise of Gilded Age millionaires and tin-can tourists. Fort Myers continues to reinvent itself, maintaining the treasures of its richly storied past.

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Meranda L. Caswell

Elizabethtown

9780738591667

$24.99

The heritage of the city of Elizabethtown exuberates through the buildings, the streets, and the community. Renovations of historic homes and businesses spark the interest of the modern traveler. The community has incorporated history into today's structures to provide a venue for entertainment.

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Bill Thomas

Fort Thomas

9780738591926

$24.99

With a rich history marked by dramatic changes, Fort Thomas has grown from a rural farming community to an important military post to a charming suburban community known for its excellent school system, beautiful homes, and views of the Ohio River.

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Kevin Comer

Bowling Green

9780738566962

$24.99

Then & Now: Bowling Green provides a sampling of change during the city's growth from small town to Kentucky's fourth-largest city. Once an important point by river or rail, Bowling Green now boasts tourism and a growing university along one of America's busiest interstates.

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Don Bolden

Burlington

9780738586533

$24.99

Burlington originated as a railroad town but gained worldwide fame as the home of Burlington Industries, once the largest textile maker in the world. Now a city of 50,000 people, it is the national headquarters of Laboratory Corporation of America, the second largest medical testing laboratory in the nation.

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Amy Hayes Castleberry

Virginia Beach

9780738566498

$24.99

Take a holiday to beautiful Virginia Beach and discover the area's rich history, dating back to the 17th century.

Virginia Beach offers a variety of attractions, but few who visit know that there is an area with a history that dates back to the 17th century. Many early structures remain intact and appreciated, while others fell into ruin and exist only in photographs and memories. Then & Now: Virginia Beach is a road trip through the past and present.

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William F. Hull

Chattanooga

9780738553160

$24.99

Discover the Chattanooga landmarks that remain and the ones that exist only in images and fading memories.

Twenty-five years ago, the citizens of Chattanooga met together to plot the future of their city by reinvigorating the town's origins by the river. Changes since then have refreshed the city and the waterfront, renewing energy in this friendly Southern town.

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John Lodl

Murfreesboro

9780738591117

$24.99

Murfreesboro runs deep with history and heritage; it served as the capital of Tennessee in the early 1800s and also witnessed one of the greatest battles of the Civil War. As the seat of Rutherford County, one of the fastest growing counties in the United States in the past 20 years, Murfreesboro has also seen change.

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Anita L. Dodd

Stafford County

9780738544106

$24.99

Located between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers, Stafford County was settled early in the 17th century and has retained its rural, agricultural traditions with small communities developing around ports, general stores, mills, and government centers. Since the 1970s, Stafford has undergone rapid growth as it develops into a bedroom community of Washington, D.C.

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Mark A. Stevens

Unicoi County

9780738567150

$24.99

The rushing Nolichucky River cut deep gorges into Unicoi County's landscape, and the railroad laid track for the town of Erwin's future. Formed in 1875, Unicoi County's 201 square miles border North Carolina, with nearly 50 percent of the land protected by the U.S. government. Known as "the Valley Beautiful," this community comes alive through images of yesterday and today.

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Char Downs

Lower Town, Paducah

9780738542256

$24.99

Since its annexation to Paducah in 1836, Lower Town has been reinvented by determined residents, visionary elected officials, a locally owned bank, and the Lower Town Neighborhood Association. Today a vibrant community of businesses and preservationists is joined by artists in the national award-winning Artist Relocation Program. Then & Now: Lower Town, Paducah compares historic images with modern photographs to document the spirit of the citizens and the renaissance of the neighborhood.

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Joe Tennis

Washington County

9780738592114

$24.99

Boasting three forks of the Holston River and a skyline of mile-high mountains, Washington County lies at the heart of the Virginia Highlands. Today, many miles of its railroad lines have become trails, and towns like Damascus, Abingdon, and Glade Spring have grown from villages among wilderness.

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Robert W. Dye

Memphis

9780738518343

$24.99

Memphis rests on the east bank of the Mississippi, a river that has altered its course many times. Memphis has also changed over the years, expanding and maturing with each new decade. From the days when cotton was king, through the yellow fever epidemics of the late 19th century, to the building boom of the 1920s, Memphis has adapted to its changing cultural environment. Through historic photographs, Then and Now: Memphis illustrates how the city has changed over the years. This pictorial retrospective revisits historic Memphis sites and offers comparative photographs of the locations in both past and present times.

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Yoshie Lewis

Lorton

9780738518404

$24.99

Just miles from the Washington, D.C. beltway is the small community of Lorton, Virginia. By the time it was formally named Lorton in the late 1800s, the area had already seen much history in the making. At the turn of the century, Theodore Roosevelt scouted out the territory for the makings of a new detention center in answer to the prison problems in the District of Columbia. When the land reverted back to Fairfax County in the late 1900s, the Lorton prison facilities were closed, and the community began a rapid development from a poor rural area to one of high-end
housing. Through the vintage and modern photos in this volume, walk the grounds of our founding fathers. See the home of George Mason, author of the Bill of Rights, and visit Pohick Church, designed by George Washington. Try to hear the laughter and conversation by the fire at the Fairfax Tavern, a favorite stopping place for anyone heading north. Witness the radical change from an agrarian Lorton to the subdivisions of today.

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Seán Patrick Duffy

Wheeling

9780738585932

$24.99

From a booming crossroads to a quiet town, follow author Seán Duffy and photographer Paul Rinkes as they tour Wheeling, WV through the ages.

The convergence of the Ohio River, the National Road, a remarkable bridge, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad transformed Wheeling into a transportation hub. Fed by an influx of immigrant labor, the city prospered, adding industrial muscle. But global economic changes brought the machine to a sudden halt. In Then & Now: Wheeling author Seán Duffy and photographer Paul Rinkes explore a city still recovering from that trauma, a city with a proud past and an uncertain but hopeful future.

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Vina Hutchinson

New Bern

9780738514673

$24.99

Settled in 1710 at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent Rivers, New Bern, North Carolina served as the capital of the British Colony. It exists today as the second oldest town in the Tarheel State and is a varied palette of cultural influences with both antiquated and newer buildings lining picturesque downtown streets.

Although much of New Bern's architecture has existed for decades, paved streets, cars, and power lines offer a much different feel than did the dusty roads traveled by horses in days gone by. Then and Now: New Bern revisits historic locations in the city and offers comparative photographs of the location in both past and present times. Caleb Bradham's original pharmacy, where Pepsi-Cola originated, is depicted along with the location today, where a store exists that is dedicated to the drink's origin. Also illustrated are many of the town's most beloved landmarks and historic homes, all of which retain an old-fashioned flair that characterizes New Bern. In addition, the book offers the beautiful Tryon Palace during its restoration as well as today.

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William T. Turner

Hopkinsville

9780738553207

$24.99

Hopkinsville, the seat of Christian County, Kentucky, has experienced extensive change over the years. This volume studies the transition of a small-town culture from the days of dirt streets and horse-drawn vehicles to paved thoroughfares and motor traffic.

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Thomas D. Perry

Patrick County

9780738568249

$24.99

From 1790 until today, continuity in Patrick County, Virginia, has involved a rural agricultural life based on family and religion. In the history of the county named for Patrick Henry, the population has only doubled since the Civil War, when men such as cavalryman James Ewell Brown Jeb Stuart hailed from the county.

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Nick Breedlove

Jackson County

9780738567723

$24.99

Jackson County was created in 1851 by a special act of the North Carolina legislature and was named in honor of Andrew Jackson. Known for its lofty peaks and spectacular scenery, it is home to Western Carolina University and borders the Blue Ridge Parkway and Cherokee Indian Reservation.

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Sally Toole

Norcross

9780738591384

$24.99

Norcross, once described as Atlanta's favorite summer resort and promoted as the healthiest locale on the globe, was established as a railroad stop in 1870 during Southern Reconstruction and is a city of Gwinnett County firsts, including the first library, apartment building, county fire station, automotive manufacturing plant, and the first city listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Molly Grogan Rawls

Winston-Salem

9780738567303

$24.99

Nicknamed "Twin City'?, Winston-Salem is a city full of dualities.

The city of Winston-Salem is the product of the merging of two neighboring towns: the industrial, business-orientated town of Winston, and the religious, historical town of Salem. When the city of Winston-Salem formed in 1913, the combination pooled the strengths of both towns, defining the character of this city. Today, Winston-Salem is the fifth most-populous cities in North Carolina, and has been listed among the top ten cities to retire in the United States.

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Susan Taylor Block

Wilmington

9780738525037

$24.99

Discover Wilmington’s enduring spirit in these images of past and present.

Since 1739, Wilmington has seen centuries of change along the banks of the Cape Fear River to the beaches of the Atlantic. Through the years much has been lost to war, neglect, and progress, but in many places the past is well preserved and still visible today.

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Susan M. Lefler

Brevard

9780738592008

$24.99

The North Carolina legislature established Transylvania County in 1861, just as the Civil War began. Although land was donated for the new county seat, Brevard was not incorporated until 1868. The arrival of the railroad in 1894 made possible a burgeoning logging industry and an increase in tourism.

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Cody Lee Prince

Warren County

9781467128742

$23.99

Warren County, Tennessee, was founded in 1807 and named after Dr. Joseph Warren, who fought in the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Throughout its history, much has changed.

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Janice Vogel

Mathews County

9780738588230

$24.99

In a world that moves at a faster pace with every technological advance, the tempo of Mathews County remains relatively unchanged: pleasingly slow. As big box retailers homogenize nearby areas with a plethora of seemingly endless department stores, restaurant chains, and shopping centers, Mathews clings firmly and proudly to its rural charm and unspoiled natural beauty.

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R. Wayne Ayers

Tampa Bay's Beaches

9780738553382

$24.99

The pace of redevelopment has accelerated in recent years along Tampa Bay's gulf beaches, leaving tourists and residents alike in awe. This volume provides a glimpse at the beaches as they were and as they are today, and opens a whole new window to view the development that both enhances and threatens the barrier islands. Author R. Wayne Ayers and photographer Nancy Ayers, residents of Belleair Beach, are actively involved in chronicling and preserving the area's past.

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Laura Reasoner Jones

Herndon

9780738587714

$24.99

Just outside historic Washington, DC, lies a small town with a fascinating history of its own. The former home to dairy farmers, a female Confederate spy, and sturdy railroad bridges all but destroyed by highway overpasses, hidden Herndon is revealed in this book.

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Lynn Sims Salsi

Greensboro

9780738543628

$24.99

Before the Civil War, diverse groups brought their skills to the wild back country and formed the first population of Greensboro amid forests and farmland. The rapid growth of railroads, industry, and educational institutions contributed to the ongoing development of a modern city.

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Ray Belcher

Greer

9780738554389

$24.99

The buildings along Trade Street have changed little, and downtown is registered as a National Historic District. The most striking changes are a new city hall, police station, and park anchoring downtown revitalization.

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Shelby Jean Roberson Bender

Plant City

9780738587486

$24.99

Named for railroad magnate Henry B. Plant, Plant City was incorporated in 1885. Rich in history and the flavor of strawberries, it is known as the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. Images featured are from the Quintilla Geer Bruton Archives Center and the East Hillsborough Historical Society. Shelby Jean Roberson Bender, an eighth-generation Floridian, and Roberta Donaldson Jordan, a native of Pennsylvania, have devoted many years to historical and genealogical research, publications, and instruction.