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Article Index
                         
R.E.M.
R.E.M., one of the most critically honored rock bands in America, had its roots deep in the red Georgia...
Rabun County
Rabun County, in northeast Georgia, is the state's forty-seventh county. Comprising 371 square miles,...
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Rabun Gap–Nacoochee School is one of the largest coeducational, college-preparatory boarding...
William Rabun (1771-1819)
William Rabun served as governor of Georgia from 1817 until his death in 1819. He was born in Halifax...
Atlanta Race Riot of 1906
During the Atlanta race riot that occurred September 22-24, 1906, white mobs killed dozens of blacks,...
Radio Broadcasting
Commercial radio broadcasting in Georgia began on March 15, 1922, when a hastily assembled transmission...
Rafting Folklore
Timber raftsmen played a major role in the economy of Georgia during the great building boom that followed...
Railroads
Georgia's first railroad tracks were laid in the mid-1830s on routes leading from Athens, Augusta, Macon...
Hazel Raines (1916-1956)
An accomplished aviator, Hazel Raines was the first woman in Georgia to earn a pilot's license. She began...
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (1886-1939)
Styled as the "Mother of the Blues," Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, better known as "Ma" Rainey, was one of...
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