Steadman Vincent Sanford (1871 - 1945) - Cobb and Clarke County

 S.V. Sanford was driving force both in Education and Athletics in the State of Georgia. His early career consisted of teaching public school in Cobb County. He joined the faculty at the University of Georgia in Athens in 1903 as an English instructor.  1n 1907 he became the faulty chairman of Athletics.  During his time as faculty chairman of Athletics UGA built the Baseball field, Sanford Field (1911), the football stadium, Sanford Stadium (1929) and the basketball arena, Woodruff Hall (1924).

Sanford later became President of the University of Georgia (1932 - 1935) and later the Chancellor of the University System of Georgia (1935 - 1945). Sanford suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at a meeting of the Georgia Board of Regents in 1945 and died. He is buried in the Marietta City Cemetery.

If you are interested in learning more about S. V. Sandford 

The Personal Equation: A Biography of Steadman Vincent Sanford by Charles Stephen Gurr.  Full disclosure I do not get any commission if you click on the link and/or if you purchase the book. I just like supporting the publisher, The Georgia Press.

Morgan County (33) - Jason Aldean "1994"

 

This week's song is from Jason Aldean. Mr. Aldean was born in Macon, GA.  This video is from his concert at Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA on April 13, 2013. On the bill with him that night was Thomas Rhett, who was born in Valdosta and Luke Bryan who was born in Leesburg.  Also performing that night was Florida native Jake Owen. It was a very special night in the Classic City.

Madison County (38) - Dr. Crawford W. Long (1815 - 1878)

Courthouse Sq. Danielsville, GA

Dr. Crawford W. Long was a surgeon and pharmacist. He is remember as the first physician to use ether as an anesthetic in surgery on March 30, 1842.

Born in Danielsville, GA (Madison County) on November 1, 1815, Long was the son of James and Elizabeth Long. His father was a state senator. It is said that Dr. Long was named after  Georgia statesman William H. Crawford.

Long attended the University of Georgia and roomed with Alexander H. Stephens who would go on to become the vice-President of the Confederate States of America. There is a plaque on the building at the University of Georgia commemorating the roommates. 

Old College, University of Georgia. The plaque is located on the second floor between the last two windows.

A monument to Dr. Long was erected by The Woman's Club of Danielsville on March 30, 1926.

Clarke County (25) - Moina Michael's First Poppy

Moina Michael, the Poppy Lady is the originator of the idea of using the poppy as a symbol of remembrance for our fallen servicemen in World War II.  In November 1918 Ms. Michael was inspired by John McCrae's poem, In Flanders Field to her poem, We Shall Keep the Faith. She also went to Wanamaker's Department store and purchases several poppies. She also vowed to wear a poppy in remembrance. She campaigned not only to have the poppy adopted as the symbol of remembrance but also for the sale of poppies to support returning disabled veterans. as a result of Ms. Moina's efforts the American Legion adopted the poppy as a symbol of remembrance in 1921.

This is one of the original poppies. It is now on exhibit at the University of Georgia Special Collections Library in Athens, Georgia. 

To learn more about Moina Michael check out the Moina Michael Poppy Project.

We Shall Keep the Faith

Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,

Sleep sweet - to rise anew!

We caught the torch you threw

And holding high, we keep the Faith

With All who died.

We cherish, too, the poppy red

That grows on fields where valor led;

It seems to signal to the skies

That blood of heroes never dies,

But lends a lustre to the red

Of the flower that blooms above the dead

In Flanders Fields.

And now the Torch and Poppy Red

We wear in honor of our dead.

Fear not that ye have died for naught;

We'll teach the lesson that ye wrought

In Flanders Fields

                                                                                                                     

Clarke County (25) University of Georgia Botanical Garden 1833-1856

Location:  Pope Street between Broad and Reese

Marker Text:

In 1833 Dr. Malthus Ward, Professor of Natural History, opened the University Botanical Garden at this location.  Covering the block bounded by Broad, Pope, Reese, and Finley, the four-acre garden was intended as a laboratory for learning and experimentation as well as a location of natural beauty. The promotion of the sciences, both in the classroom and through projects like the botanical garden, reflected a growing trend in higher education away from a strictly classics-based curriculum. Although the garden gained a national reputation and became one of Athens’ greatest attractions, loss of funding forced its closure in 1856. Funds from the sale of the garden property were used to erect the iron fence surrounding the campus and the Arch, a free-standing gate that has become the symbol of the University of Georgia.

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the Athens Historical Society.