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SUMMER 2019 • VOLUME 18, NUMBER
2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Estelle
and The Boneyard
Relics of an old iron
mining community can be
found at the foot of
Pigeon Mountain.
BY DANIEL M. ROPER •
WALKER COUNTY
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Landscapes of
the Past, Part II
A second look at photos
taken by State Geologist
S.W. McCallie and his
staff while traveling
the Georgia countryside
a century ago.
BY SHEPHERD HOWELL •
STATEWIDE
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"Freeze, or I'll
kill ya!" In
upholding the law, Union
Point's courageous chief
of police remained
scrupulously
fair-minded.
BY HAROLD A.
MCALISTER & THOMAS
CARLTON LEWIS •
GREENE COUNTY
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A Scene of
Sickness, Misery and
Ruin
With frightening regularity,
yellow fever epidemics
once ripped through
Georgia seaports.
BY CLAYTON B. RAMSEY •
COASTAL GEORGIA
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Historic Rural
Churches of Georgia:
"Only the Voiceless
Speak Forever"
The evolution of
Georgia's cemeteries
reveals a great deal
about those who lived
and died here.
BY CLAYTON H. RAMSEY,
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HRCGA
VOLUNTEERS •
STATEWIDE
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From Gordy Grove
to Motown
The humble, hardworking
patriarch of a Georgia
family was born into
slavery but also had
ties to the nation's
music industry and its
39th President.
BY F. LEWIS SMITH •
WASHINGTON COUNTY
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Soaring Over the
Backroads of the World
From Russia to North
Korea to Africa, a
Georgia aviation company
specializes in missions
you may read about in
tomorrow's headlines.
BY BONNE DAVIS CELLA •
BARTOW COUNTY
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The Oldest House
in Union County has many
Names
Sometimes saving an
historic old house
requires moving it to a
new location.
BY SKIP LOWERY • UNION
COUNTY
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Vanishing
Georgia: The Music that
Moves Us
The music that hath
charms to soothe a
savage breast can also
trigger poignant
childhoold memories.
BY PAT RANDOLPH •
STATEWIDE
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"Doc" Tommy
Scott - Georgia's Merry
Minstrel
One rainy morning, a
Georgia mountain boy
left home to embark on a
career in show business
that spanned the country
and the better part of a
century.
BY RAY CHANDLER
• STEPHENS COUNTY
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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
Fayetteville to Warm
Springs
Inviting courthouse
lawns, picturesque grist
mills, and cotton
pickin' fairs are just a
few of the reasons to
tour this section of the
state's heartland.
BY DAVID B. JENKINS •
WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
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