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SPRING 2019 • VOLUME 18, NUMBER
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Symbionts
Everybody knows what a
lichen is. So what is
it?
BY DANIEL M. ROPER •
NORTHWEST GEORGIA
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March Madness in
McLemore's Cove
"No class today!" afforded
the opportunity to take
a road trip to a
memorable mountain
destination.
BY GINGER SMITH •
WALKER COUNTY
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Vanishing
Georgia: Gas
Station Memories
Characters who hung out
at the family gas
station made working
there unforgettable.
BY MIKE H. BROWN •
FULTON COUNTY &
STATEWIDE
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Journey into
Darkness
More than half a century
afterwards, the
disappearance of a young
Atlanta newlywed haunts
those who took part in
the investigation.
BY RICHARD GRANT •
FULTON COUNTY
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Pirates on
the Coosa
Fierce competition
for cargo among
riverboat captains
sometimes erupted in
allegations of
piracy by "robber
chiefs and
red-handed bands of
cutthroats."
BY DENNIS NORDEMAN
• FLOYD COUNTY
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Historic Rural
Churches of Georgia:
Long Pond Methodist
A church homecoming in
1923 revealed much about
faith and life in the
wiregrass region a
century and more ago.
BY PAKRER BLOUNT,
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RANDALL
DAVIS & BEN FULLER •
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
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Dr. Hope and the
Pencil Sale
A compassionate doctor,
a grateful aunt, and
generous Shriners
pioneered an innovative
healthcare provider.
BY MARCIA MAYO •
DEKALB COUNTY
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Living in the
Land of the Cherokee and
Muskogee
There's much to learn
from the woodcraft and
woodlore of the American
Indian peoples who once
lived here.
BY MARK WARREN •
STATEWIDE
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Offbeat
Adventures in Calhoun:
Farms, Fine Food and
Folk Art
With alpacas,
sunflowers, a rock
garden, and fun downtown
venues, Calhoun is an
entertaining travel
destination.
BY CHERYL RODEWIG •
GORDON COUNTY
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Witness to the
Execution
Those with a penchant
for the macabre will
enjoy a visit to
Ashburn's Crime &
Punishment Museum.
BY BRUCE HARSHBARGER
• TURNER COUNTY
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Landscapes of
the Past
Traveling Georgia's
countryside a century
ago, State Geologist
S.W. McCallie and his
staff took hundreds of
photos of ordinary
scenes that now seem
extraordinary.
BY SHEPHERD HOWELL •
STATEWIDE
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I Got Shoes
Growing up dirt poor on
a South Georgia farm
during the Great
Depression was tough but
memorable.
BY BRYAN M. POWELL •
WHEELER
COUNTY
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Golden Days at
Bessie Tift
A daughter remembers the
special college that
became her mother's
anchor, compass and
sail.
BY ELIZABETH HOOLE
MCARTHUR •
MONROE COUNTY
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I Think, Boys, I
am Done For!
A Prussian
general in Union blue
left a colorful account
of his time in Georgia
as a prisoner of war.
BY DAVID T.
DIXON • NORTH GEORGIA
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Soul of a
Southerner
A southerner
fondly writes her
memories of growing up
and living in the South.
BY MARY ANN ANDERSON •
GEORGIA
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Genuine Georgia
Backroads: From
Monticello to Indian
Springs
The heart of Georgia
features many
interesting historic
sites and places worth
visiting.
BY DAVID B. JENKINS •
MIDDLE GEORGIA
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The Hermit of
Manana Island
A well-educated
"deserter of society"
chose to live the
solitary life, witha few
sheep and a "guardian"
gander.
BY CHUCK BOWEN • CLARKE
COUNTY & THE STATE OF
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