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Smynings?

According to “Atlanta Cuisine” this month, an area at I-285 and Atlanta Rd, claim residential and retail evironments as being “Smynings,” due to their “proximity to Vinings…”  Argh. …that would make some other near areas – what;  Sandy Sprinings, Roswellings, Buckheadings, Mariettings, or Atlantings? Of course I claim that real Vinings residents are “Vininians” (nothing to do [...]

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Roy Braswell – 100 years old from Vinings

Roy Braswell is celebrating (well, humbly) his 100 year birthday this Sunday March 29th.  Nobody’s quite sure, and some say he’s been 100 years old for a couple of years.  Roy grew up in Vinings, Ga., having moved here with his parents James and Emma from Logansville, Ga in the early 1900′s.  He worked on [...]

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Historic Documents Pace and Randal

Recent documents relative to Hardy Pace and H.I. Randal were located on a relatively new on-line document service called footnote.com, which allows a search of Confederate records. There are three documents dated in 1863 and 1864, where Pace sold goods to the Confederate war department prior to Sherman’s invasion of Georgia. In 1863 he sold [...]

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Civil War Era Union Artillery Placement – Vinings

Better late than never, and within 10 days of being advised, I feel confident enough to confirm the existence of a remaining Union Army artillery placement in Vinings proper.   On background, Union forces in Vinings the summer of 1864 took the high ground above the river to assert artillery coverage against retreating Confederate forces, [...]

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