Today's episode explores the rarely told stories of the history of Lake Lanier, why it was built, and how it impacted the lives of so many in the North Georgia area and beyond. Join us for a Lake Lanier Story.

References:

Lake Sidney Lanier Memories: An Oral History Project

https://lakesidneylaniermemories.com/dam-construction-and-lake-filling/

Lake Sidney Lanier

https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/aboutgwinnett/fastfacts/lakelanier

TheHidden History of Oscarville: The Secret Reason Forsyth County Was Cleansed ofBlack Residents Years Before Lake Lanier Was Built.

https://medium.com/@teibrown/the-hidden-history-of-oscarville-the-secret-reason-forsyth-county-was-cleansed-of-black-residents-a3118024a39

Secrets and LegendAll a Part of the Lake Lanier Folklore

https://gwinnettcitizen.com/local-news/gwinnett-pulse/secrets-and-legend-all-a-part-of-the-lake-lanier-folklore/

NewGeorgia Encyclopedia; Gainesville by Steve Gurr

https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/gainesville/

HALLCOUNTY STILL GATHERS TO CELEBRATE AN ILLEGAL HANGING THAT SPARKED THE TRAIL OFTEARS by Dr. Courtney Parker and Dr. Jeff Corntassel

https://medium.com/@courtney.parker.tcc/hall-county-still-gathers-to-celebrate-an-illegal-hanging-that-sparked-the-trail-of-tears-da6e4a444893

Poets.org;Song of the Chattahoochee by Sidney Lanier

https://poets.org/poem/song-chattahoochee

Dunlap Dam

https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hall_hchp_0497

DollarTimes

https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=18020&year=1948'

Speedwayandroadracehistory

http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/gainesville-speedway.html