His companies, and the money they made, impact Georgia to this day. William Clark Bradley was born in 1863 on an Alabama cotton plantation. He moved to Columbus in 1885 to work for a cotton factor. He and his brother-in-law bought the company soon after and in 1888 started the two Columbus banks that in […]
Coca-Cola is now a worldwide phenomenon, but the man responsible took over when the company was still struggling. Robert Woodruff was born in Columbus in 1889 and attended but didn’t graduate from Emory College. He took a job in sales with the White Motor Company, where he quickly climbed the corporate ladder. His father was […]
It was a whale of a deal for Georgia. It holds ten million gallons of water and is the largest one of its kind in the world, and it was a gift to the people of Georgia. The Georgia Aquarium opened in 2005, thanks to a $250 million gift from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus. […]
Vocabulary – W.C. Bradley Entrepreneur Noun somebody who starts or provides the money to start new commercial companies and businesses Cotton Factor Noun The merchant who sold the cotton for the planters Unrivaled Adjective Has no equal or rival – set apart Vertical Integration Noun the bringing together of companies that are in the chain […]
Vocabulary – Georgia Aquarium Aquarium Substantial Philanthropy Heritage Institute Anthrax Glossary Aquarium: noun; container for fish, a water-filled transparent container, often box-shaped, in which fish and other water animals and plants are kept Substantial: adjective; large, meaningful, considerable in amount, extent, value, or importance Philanthropy: noun; a desire to improve the material, social, and spiritual […]
Marta Berry Suggested Readings Jonathan M. Atkins, “Philanthropy in the Mountains: Martha Berry and the Early Years of the Berry Schools,” Georgia Historical Quarterly 82 (winter 1998). Ouida Dickey and Doyle Mathis, Berry College: A History (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2005). Doyle Mathis and Ouida Dickey, Martha Berry: Sketches of Her Schools and College […]
Daily Activities – W.C. Bradley Born The daily activities created for each of the Today in Georgia History segments are designed to meet the Georgia Performance Standards for Reading Across the Curriculum, and Grade Eight: Georgia Studies. For each date, educators can choose from three optional activities differentiated for various levels of student ability. Each […]
Daily Activities -Georgia Aquarium (2005) The daily activities created for each of the Today in Georgia History segments are designed to meet the Georgia Performance Standards for Reading Across the Curriculum, and Grade Eight: Georgia Studies. For each date, educators can choose from three optional activities differentiated for various levels of student ability. Each activity […]
Daily Activities – Robert Woodruff The daily activities created for each of the Today in Georgia History segments are designed to meet the Georgia Performance Standards for Reading Across the Curriculum, and Grade Eight: Georgia Studies. For each date, educators can choose from three optional activities differentiated for various levels of student ability. Each activity […]
