Vollertsen, ChuckUnited States, Georgia, Clayton County, 33.54189, -84.35769United States, Georgia, Clayton County, Jonesboro, 33.5215, -84.35381Atlanta Journal-Constitution1972-06-07Caption: "Stately Oaks, which resembles novel's Tara, will be restored in Clayton County and opened to public. June 23, 1972" Caption: "It's not hard to imagine Scarlet O'Hara running over the red clay at Jonesboro toward any of a dozen white-columned antebellum mansions. Clayton County and its county seat of Jonesboro were the setting for Margaret Mitchell's famous Civil War novel, 'Gone With the Wind.' Although it's the 10th-fastest-growing county in the nation, the area retains the look of a small Southern town of a century ago. There is evidence of progress, of course, but more than 30 historical buildings remain in Jonesboro and the surrounding area. Many are unkown to tourists who swamp the Georgia Tourist Bureau with requests to see the 'Gone With the Wind' locale. Historical Jonesboro, Inc., an organization chartered in 1968, is working to highlight the city's historical past. It has gotten the 30 buildings listed on the National Historical Register, has begun work on restoration of some buildings and has plans for a series of museum and exhibition buildings. The first of the historical buildings, the train station built in 1867, will be open to the public July 1. The station, close to the modern county courthouse, is being developed as a battlefield museum and local information center. June 23, 1972 Journal"image/jp2http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive;Photographic Collections;Historic BuildingsGreek Revival (Architecture)Stately Oaks before restoration, 1972StillImage