United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.824071967Photograph of Youth Development Center groundbreaking. Youth Development Center groundbreaking at the center on Vine Street, May 28, 1967, pictured on that date. Declaring that Georgia leads the nation in caring for its neglected youth, Governor Lester Maddox broke ground for Hall County's $250,000 Youth Development Center. Among those present for the ceremonies were, from left to right, Claude Correy, Assistant Director of the Children and Youth Division of Family and Children's Services; Jim Parham, Director of the Children and Youth Division; James Dunlap, County Attorney; Mrs. Lamar Russell, State Youth Board member; Hall County Commission Chairman Clay Driskell; Governor Maddox; Mrs. Henry Parson, State Youth Board member; J.W. Bagwell, county commissioner; Mrs. Jeanne Johnson, local OEO Director; Bob Fowler, Ninth District State Youth Board member; and James Ed Hulsey, county commissioner.Caption: "Hall County Library Photo Collection (0703) Gainesville, Georgia."Digitized by: Digital Techniques, Inc.Electronic version made available through a federal Library Services and Technology Act Grant and Georgia Public Library Services.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of: Hall County, Georgia historical photograph collection.Abused children--Services for--Georgia--GainesvilleYouth Development Center (Gainesville, Ga.)Correy, ClaudeParham, JimDunlap, James G.Russell, Lamar, Mrs.Driskell, ClayMaddox, Lester, 1915-Parson, Henry, Mrs.Bagwell, J. W.Johnson, JeanneFowler, BobHulsey, James EdYouth Development CenterStillImage