Welcome
Welcome to the Chattahoochee Hills Historical Society, where our passion is preserving the past, connecting the present, and enriching the future for residents of Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. We invite you to learn more about the history and heritage of our city, and to contribute your stories so that future generations may appreciate all that we cherish.
From Monticello to the Hill Country
The story of Solomon & Edith Jefferson
Freed slaves of President Jefferson
Solomon
and Edith Jefferson came from Charlotte, North Carolina in a wagon train to
Atlanta in late 1866 looking for work. They stayed in Atlanta two days before
they met Capt. Levi Ballard, who brought them to Palmetto to live and work for
him.
Read the report about this family, now into their fourth generation, and view their photo album that takes you from early days at Captain Levi Ballard's plantation to the family display at the 2088 Chattahoochee Hills Birthday Bash.
Heritage Presentation Celebrates Goodes Community
Resident graphic artist Maria Hanson drew a historic map of Goodes based on an interviewed with Charles Jackson. Hanson lives on the historic property that once housed the Goodes Country Store, Post Office, Grist Mill, and Black Smith Shop.
Thirty-five residents attended the program hosted by the Chattahoochee Hills Historical Society and the Serenbe Heritage Committee.
Guest speakers included Sandra Huffmaster, chair of the CH Historical Society; Sara Ann Alford, Janice Peek,
Rev. Tom Gullatt, and Carole Harper.
Tom and Vera Gullatt - Oral History
Tom
and Vera Gullatt have deep roots in our community. Tom was born in 1920 to a
farm family in Rico; Vera grew up in nearby Fairburn. They led separate lives as
missionaries in Japan -- he for 35 years, she for 43 years -- before fate
brought them together in their golden years.
Listen to a snippet of the Oral Interview where Tom talks about growing up on a farm in Rico. And visit the Oral History page on the Gullantt's for their interview, audio, and photos.
Willie Guy Rainey - Local
Musician and Icon
Willie Guy Rainey was a blues musician from the Rico Community (in Chattahoochee Hills) who became a popular performing artist in the Atlanta area in the 1970's.
Read about "Scoot" Rainey, as the residents of Rico called him, on our Music Collection page.