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  • Berrien County Historical Society (2025)
    This document details the history and cultural significance of dirt track racing in South Georgia, particularly within Berrien County. From its early "Jalopy" days in the 1940s and 50s to "Stock Car" racing by the 1960s, ...
  • Berrien County Historical Society (2025)
    This document meticulously chronicles the spectacular Leonid meteor shower of November 13, 1833. This rare astronomical display, caused by Earth crossing the orbit of the Tempel-Tuttle comet, saw hundreds of thousands of ...
  • Berrien County Historical Society (2024)
    This document aims to provide historical context for the honoring of Confederate soldiers in Berrien County, Georgia. The author, a museum curator, asserts that monuments were erected to honor the lives and service of ...
  • Berrien County Historical Society (2024)
    This document traces the evolution of agricultural practices and dominant cash crops in Berrien County, Georgia, from early subsistence farming to a complex, market-driven economy. Initially, homesteaders focused on ...
  • Unknown author (2024)
    This document details the complex history of land acquisition and distribution in Georgia, particularly focusing on the territory that would become Berrien County. Initially, Georgia claimed vast lands from the Atlantic ...

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