City of Athens. History. Athens-Clarke County, abgerufen am 3. Juli 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch): „Athens was no more than a trading settlement on the banks of the Oconee River called Cedar Shoals during the late 1700s.“
City of Athens. History. Athens-Clarke County, abgerufen am 3. Juli 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch): „On January 27, 1785, the Georgia General Assembly chartered the University of Georgia as the first chartered state-supported university.“
City of Athens. History. Athens-Clarke County, abgerufen am 3. Juli 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch): „Milledge purchased 633 acres from Daniel Easley on July 25, 1801, and donated it to the university. He named the land Athens in honor of the Greek city that was the center of culture and learning during ancient times.“
City of Athens. History. Athens-Clarke County, abgerufen am 3. Juli 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch): „As the university began to grow in reputation around the state, commerce and industry, mainly from the cotton mills, sprung up as Athens became known as the Manchester of the South for its pioneering cotton technology.“
Unification of Athens & Clarke County. History. Athens-Clarke County, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch): „The new government would be run by a head elected official (now titled mayor) and 10 commissioners.“