Franklin County GaArchives News.....Royston High School Fired by Lighting July 27, 1913 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Alisa Dunn ardunn91@gmail.com August 21, 2022, 1:56 am Atlanta Constitution, 1913 July 27, 1913 Royston, Ga., July 26.----Special)-----During a severe rain and thunder storm here Thursday evening the tower on the Royston high school building was struck by lighting, setting the building on fire and burning it down. The building was of brick with wooden roof and was valued at $15,000 with $9,000 insurance. Only a few of the fixtures were saved. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/franklin/newspapers/roystonh2869gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb