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Gainesville was the site of a deadly F4 on June 1, 1903, which killed 98 people. Gainesville was the site of the fifth deadliest tornado in U.S. history in 1936, [13] in which Gainesville was devastated and 203 people were killed. [14] In April 1974, an F4 tornado 22.6 miles away from the Gainesville city center killed six people and injured ...
1981 courthouse photograph by Calvin Beale. The Old Hall County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Gainesville, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 1995. It is located at the junction of Spring Street and Green Street. It was built in 1937 with an addition at the rear in 1975.
hallcounty.org. Hall County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 203,136, [1] up from 179,684 at the 2010 census. [2] The county seat is Gainesville. [3] The entirety of Hall County comprises the Gainesville, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also ...
1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak. On April 5–6, 1936, an outbreak of 14 (or more) tornadoes struck the Southeastern United States, killing at least 454 people (with 419 of those deaths caused by just two tornadoes) and injuring at least 2,500 others. Over 200 people died in Georgia alone, making it the deadliest disaster ever ...
02000873 [ 1 ] Added to NRHP. March 14, 2003. The Gainesville Commercial Historic District in Gainesville, Georgia is an 18-acre (7.3 ha) historic district which is roughly bounded by Broad St., Maple St., Academy St. and Green St. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Gainesville. 10. Flowery Branch Commercial Historic District. Upload image. August 30, 1985(#85001932) Main St. & Railroad Ave.34°11′05″N83°55′31″W / 34.184722°N 83.925278°W / 34.184722; -83.925278 (Flowery Branch Commercial Historic District) Flowery Branch. 11. Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.
85001677 [1] Added to NRHP. August 1, 1985. The Jackson Building is a historic building in Gainesville, Georgia. It was built in 1915 by Levi Prater for Felix Jackson, a businessman who also invested in railroads and steamships in Texas and Philadelphia. [2] It was the tallest building in Gainesville upon its completion. [2]
Brenau University is a private university with its historic campus in Gainesville, Georgia. Founded in 1878, the university enrolls more than 2,800 students from approximately 48 states and 17 foreign countries who seek degrees ranging from associate through doctoral degrees. The main campus of the Georgia-based institution includes the Brenau ...