The expedition was struck by disaster when its ship, Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and finally sank in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica on 21 November 1915. To this end, he made preparations for what became the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. On returning home, Shackleton was knighted for his achievements by King Edward VII.Īfter the race to the South Pole ended in December 1911, with Roald Amundsen's conquest, Shackleton turned his attention to the crossing of Antarctica from sea to sea, via the pole. Also, members of his team climbed Mount Erebus, the most active Antarctic volcano. During the Nimrod Expedition of 1907–1909, he and three companions established a new record Farthest South latitude of 88°S, only 97 geographical miles (112 statute miles or 180 kilometres) from the South Pole, the largest advance to the pole in exploration history. Shackleton's first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904, from which he was sent home early on health grounds, after he and his companions Scott and Edward Adrian Wilson set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.īorn in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland, Shackleton and his Anglo-Irish family moved to Sydenham in suburban south London when he was ten. (Newnan, Ga.Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE FRGS FRSGS (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.Ĭoweta Advertiser. Times-Herald 1997-2015 Offline Newspapers for NewnanĪccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. The herald and advertiser, to Georgia Historic Newspapers The Southern literary companion, to Georgia Historic Newspapers The Newnan weekly news, to Georgia Historic Newspapers The Newnan news, to Georgia Historic Newspapers The Newnan herald, to Georgia Historic Newspapers The Independent blade, to Georgia Historic Newspapers Newnan herald & advertiser, to Georgia Historic Newspapers Newnan Weekly News, 1905-1906 Newspaper Archive Newnan Times-Herald to Current Genealogy Bank Newnan Southern Literary Companion, 1860-1865 Newspaper Archive Newnan Independent Blade, 1859-1860 Newspaper Archive Newnan Herald, 1865-1921 Newspaper Archive Newnan Herald and Advertiser, 1887-1915 Newspaper Archive ![]() 1885 Digital Library of Georgia Newnan Marriage Records Sanborn Maps of Newnan, Coweta Co., Georgia, Mar. Sanborn Maps of Newnan, Coweta Co., Georgia, January 1906 Digital Library of Georgia Sanborn Maps of Newnan, Coweta Co., Ga., April, 1895 Digital Library of Georgia Sanborn Insurance maps of Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, Sept. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, September 1911 Library of Congress Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, March 1900 Library of Congress Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, January 1906 Library of Congress ![]() Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, February 1885 Library of Congress ![]() Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, April 1895 Library of Congress Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, April 1889 Library of Congress White Oak Associate Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery Find a Grave Newnan Census Records Smith-Bailey-Morgan Cemetery Find a Grave Smith Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave Saint Mark's Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery Find a Grave ![]() Providence Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave Oak Hill Cemetery - Confederate Section US Gen Web Archives Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave New Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave Liberty Christian Church Cemetery Find a Grave Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a GraveĪrnold Cemetery (S M Arnold) Find a Graveīethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Graveįorest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
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