No football in the fall?

🏈 You're looking at the home of the woman who saved football in Georgia! The Bowie-Gammon House, 1870. Built by Colonel Bowie and inspired by a home in Charleston, S.C., this residence was perhaps most notably home to John A. and Rosalind Burns Gammon. Their second son, Von, a University of Georgia quarterback, tragically died from injuries sustained during the Georgia-Virginia game of October 1897. In the aftermath of his death, the Georgia legislature passed a bill to outlaw football statewide. Recognizing her son’s deep love for the sport, Mrs. Gammon famously appealed to Governor William Y. Atkinson to veto the bill, single-handedly saving football in the Peach State. Today, "the Woman Who Saved Football in Georgia" is honored with a large, engraved marker on Broad Street. This is one of the sites open during the Saturday portion of our Fall Ramble to Rome and Floyd County, September 25-27. Further information and tickets are available at: https://www.georgiatrust.org/tours-events/fall-ramble/ 📅September 25-27, 2026 📍Rome and Floyd County 🎟️georgiatrust.org