Opinion: The family behind Eureka Laboratory of Dunwoody
In the early 20th century, one of the businesses in downtown Dunwoody was Eureka Laboratory. It was along Nandina Lane, then known as Spruill Street, and next door to Dunwoody
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In the early 20th century, one of the businesses in downtown Dunwoody was Eureka Laboratory. It was along Nandina Lane, then known as Spruill Street, and next door to Dunwoody
The journey that brought the Ball family to Georgia is one that many families made during the early 1800s. Peter Ballâs father, William, was born in Virginia and made his way to South Carolina; Peter Ball and his family moved from South Carolina to Georgia in the 1830s when land became available after the forced removal of the Native Americans. John W. Ball sits for a portrait on his 75th birthday at his farm on Roswell Road in 1915. SPECIAL Peter Ball married Margaret Robertson in 1828 in South Carolina. He accumulated a large amount of land, acco...