Articles
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Gypsy the Circus Elephant: A Valdosta Legend
For more than a century, the tale of Gypsy the elephant has fascinated Valdosta residents and become a part of the city’s enduring lore. First noted by The Valdosta Times editor C.C. Brantley in 1902, Gypsy’s tragic story has since grown into one of the most talked-about events in local history. A Notorious Reputation Gypsy…
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Doc Holliday: A Brief History
John Henry “Doc” Holliday was born on August 14, 1851, in Griffin, Georgia, to Henry Burroughs Holliday and Alice Jane Holliday. In 1864, during the Civil War, the Holliday family relocated to Valdosta, Georgia, where Henry Holliday became an active civic leader. Doc spent much of his adolescence in Valdosta, receiving a traditional Southern education…