Taking a Little Time for Hiram

What do you think of when you think of Hiram? Here's a history writer's take.

Editor's note: Lisa Cooper is writes about Douglas County and Georgia history. More of her posts can be found at http://douglascountryhistory.blogspot.com. Today ,when most people living in the Paulding, Cobb, and Douglas County area mention they are heading to Hiram, they are referring to the long strip of box stores and chain restaurants along Highway 278 that have sprung up in recent years. They aren't wrong. Those businesses...Walmart, Target, Kirklands, Jim n Nicks BBQ, Longhorn's, etc....are all located in Hiram, but the original "town" part of Hiram is located a little south of that and is found along Highway 92. Folks zoom by the old part of Hiram...the original town site....since the main road doesn't actually go through. It's …

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