Though they didn’t know it at the time, the year of 1886 would prove to be a fortunate one for Georgians.
Just over 20 years since George Tecumseh Sherman laid waste to the state, marauding, raping, and pillaging on his “March to the Sea,” a phoenix began to rise in the Peach State.
On May 8, a new elixir developed by John Stith Pemberton called “Coca-Cola” was revealed to the world. For decades now, “Coke” is known as one of the biggest brands across the globe.
Later that year, on December 18, a young chap was born in The Narrows, Georgia to a state senator and his wife. The family eventually settled in the North Georgia town of Royston.
The man went on to have a “rich” life in so many ways.
By the time this fellow died at age 74, he had parlayed his fame and savvy business acumen into $2.1 million of Coca-Cola stock and a reported net worth of at lea…
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