In the city of Perry, in the early 1930s, there was a young man by the name of Henry Matthews who was about to get married. The...

This 1500-year-old cypress tree was cut from the Ocmulgee River bottom in the 1940s by J. M. "Cap" Tolleson for his new motor court at...

Two display windows in the Houston County Courthouse are maintained by the Perry Historical Society. Displays are themed as in this one...

Courtney Hicks Hodges (born January 5, 1887, Perry, Georgia , U.S.—died January 16, 1966, San Antonio , Texas) American army officer who...

Perry, the seat of Houston County, is sometimes called the “Crossroads of Georgia” because the Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 41...

John Houstoun was twice governor of Georgia, the first mayor of the city of Savannah, and an early supporter of independence from...

The city of Perry, GA was named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who was an American naval commander and a hero of the War of...

N ew Perry Hotel, National Archives Catalog In 1833, shortly after Perry was established as the seat of Houston County, a hotel known as...

Sam Nunn represented Georgia for twenty-four years in the U.S. Senate, where he distinguished himself by his passion for legislation...