There used to be a store in Lennox Square Mall in Atlanta that sold all kinds of historical GA maps. I moved away from Atlanta 11 years ago so don't know if it's still there or not. ----- Original Message ----- From: Crilley <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 8:01 AM Subject: [GAMACON] 1850-1870 map-Taylor family > If anyone has access to a map for this time period, I'd also love to have > it to put on-line on the Taylor County site.... > > From: "Hahn, Diane" <[email protected]> > > Subject: historical map of Georgia question. > Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:43:17 -0800 > > I'm not sure if this is the right place to make this inquiry, but the > University of Georgia, library of Maps department recommended that I contact > you. > > I have an inquiry about an historical map of Georgia from sometime in the > 1850 - 1870 time period. I am trying to locate a map that shows Ft. Valley > and surrounding areas in Taylor county. I believe it was only on the maps > for a brief period of time, perhaps only a year or two, but I would like to > pin point those specific years so that I might be able to locate any such > maps. I am trying to locate this map for a friend, whose family lived in > that area at the time and for whom the county was named. I know that his > grandfather's name was Robert Taylor and he lived in the outlying area of > Ft. Valley. The Taylor family had a cotton plantation and also had a > family run store in the area. There is still a "Taylor" road on the old > border of their land. I'm not sure if any of this info is helpful or not. > I can be reached either via email, or at (716) 256-0764. Any information > you can provide would be most helpful. If you need any additional > information from me, please let me know. Or if you know of other contacts > or web-sites that might be helpful. Also, can you recommend any places that > may sell historical maps of Georgia ? > Thank you. > Diane Hahn > > > Virginia Crilley > > > ==== GAMACON Mailing List ==== > Be sure to check the surrounding counties and also those Alabama Counties across the river. Many moved beteen the two states. >