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White County, Georgia
| May 15, 1540 |
DeSoto arrives at Xualla, probably the Nachoochee Valley in White County
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White County, Georgia |
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Hernando deSoto |
| December 22, 1857 |
White County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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White County, Georgia |
| February 17, 1951 |
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain, a movie based on a book of the same title by famed Georgia writer Cora Harris, starring Susan Hayward, William Lundigan and Rory Calhoun, is released. It was filmed in Georgia, including extensive work in White County (Helen, Cleveland and Nora Mill)
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White County, Georgia |
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| April 12, 1951 |
[circa] Mary Ball Tinius becomes the first woman to be seated on a jury in Georgia, in White County, Georgia. Legislation had not yet passed allowing women jurors |
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White County, Georgia |
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Women allowed on jury duty |
| March 20, 1998 |
Tornadoes destroy homes in North Georgia, claiming 14 lives in Hall and White Counties
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Hall County, Georgia |
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White County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| August 29, 2005 |
Tornadoes from hurricane Katrina destroy homes and chicken houses in Carroll County and a motel and businesses in the Helen area of White County. Others injured people in Spaulding County and Peach County |
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Carroll County, Georgia |
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White County, Georgia |
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Hurricane Katrina |
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Spalding County, Georgia |
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Peach County, Georgia |
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