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Thursday, October 9, 2008

Museum to honor first woman mayor

The house of Georgia's first woman mayor will become a museum. Alice Strickland served as mayor of Duluth in 1922 and 1923. The Duluth Historical Society and the family that owns the Strickland House have reached a tentative leasing agreement. The home is owned by Strickland's granddaughter, Alice Ziegler.

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