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Summer, 2011 • VOLUME 10, NUMBER
2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Last Ride of
North Georgia Unionist
William Clayton Fain
Even prominent residents
of the Georgia mountain
communities were caught
up in the distinctly
local civil war that
raged between friends
and family during the
American Civil War.
BY TRAVIS M.
McDANIEL • FANNIN
COUNTY |
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A Saga of
the South
A walk through the
woods as a child
inspired in the
author a lifelong
interest in
genealogy as she
learned about one
northeast Georgia
family's travails
during and after the
Civil War.
BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS
BOND •
MADISON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES |
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Vanishing
Georgia - Strong
Southern Women
During the era when
paved roads and
automobiles were novel
and scarce, an array of
leaders and celebrities
made national news as
they motored 1,000 miles
from New York City to
Atlanta.
BY ELENA TAYLOR
HAMRICK • STATEWIDE |
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A Life of
Hardship and Good
Fortune: Quilter
Harriet Powers
Although Harriet Powers
was born into
slavery and spent
most of her life in
obscurity, her colorful
quilts are today
displayed in leading
institutions like the
Smithsonian.
BY LIZ CONROY •
MADISON AND CLARKE
COUNTIES |
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Sherman's
Destruction of
Denhamville
In carrying through with
his vow to "make Georgia
howl," a certain
notorious Union general
didn't overlook a
critical - if
little-known -
industrial complex deep
in the state's
heartland.
BY HANK SEGARS •
PUTNAM COUNTY |
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Walking the
Benton MacKaye Trail
Dedicated volunteers
labored for years to
build the gem of a
hiking trail that winds
through some of
Georgia's most rugged
and pristine mountain
terrain.
BY WALTER COOK •
NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS |
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Pulpits and Rose
Petals: A Sam
Jones Legacy
A 19th-century preacher
nationally known for his
fiery, confrontational
manner, bequeathed to
his family - and
eventually to his
community - a tranquil,
elegant estate well
worth a visit.
BY BOB KELLEY •
BARTOW COUNTY |
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Enemy on the
Home Front: A
Georgia Plantation Owner
Works against the
Confederacy
While many Georgians who
opposed secession
swung their allegiance
to the Confederacy after
Georgia withdrew from
the Union, some, like
Wesley Shropshire,
followed their
consciences and
resolutely supported the
United States.
BY DAVID T. DIXON •
CHATTOOGA COUNTY |
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Death Comes to
the Meanest Man in
Georgia
The man who stalked the
streets of Heardmont one
day in 1900 was a well
known businessman and
politician with a
reputation for a
particularly nasty and
violent disposition.
BY RAY CHANDLER •
ELBERT
COUNTY |
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Miriam Hopkins:
Movie Star from South
Georgia
A sharp tongue and
demanding disposition
may have blunted the
movie career of a
dazzling Georgia belle
who had genuine acting
talent.
BY JULIANNA
PALAZZOLO • CHATHAM AND
DECATUR COUNTIES |
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Genuine Georgia
Backroads: Lake
Seminole Tour
For centuries, the Flint
and Chattahoochee Rivers
have been vital to
commerce,
transportation, and
sustence of the people
who inhabit their broad
valleys.
BY LYNNE TAYLOR •
DECATUR AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES |
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