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AUTUMN 2021 • VOLUME 20, NUMBER
3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Along the
Backroads: To the Creek
Agency
A dead tree by a lone
grave marks the location
of the old American
"embassy" to to the
Creek Nation.
BY DANIEL M. ROPER •
CRAWFORD & TAYLOR
COUNTIES |
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A Case of
Mistaken Identity
Accused of the murder of
a local businessman, an
itinerant painter
endured three successive
trials and two death
sentences.
BY JAY JARVIS • JACKSON
COUNTY |
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Back from the
Dead - The 1837 Jesse
Bunkley Case
Did the man claiming an
inheritance return from
the dead or was he a
brazen imposter?
BY BRUCE
HARSHBARGER • JONES
COUNTY |
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The Not-So-Free
Beer
Sometimes we're still
paying for childhood
mishaps decades later.
BY WILLIAM C. NOBLE •
CRISP
COUNTY |
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A Grandpa's
Legacy
Grandfathers often make
strong impressions on
their grandchildren.
BY LISA LEGG ROPER •
JACKSON COUNTY |
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Vanishing
Georgia: Ablaze with
Fluttering Flags and
Streamers of Red, White,
and Blue
Thomasville and its
residents have a rich
heritage of strong ties
to the White House.
BY THERESA BROWN •
THOMAS COUNTY &
STATEWIDE |
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Rebel
Correspondent
Private Arba Shaw penned
a lively reminiscence of
his wartime service in
the saddle.
BY STEVE PROCKO •
WALKER COUNTY |
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Historic Rural
Churches of Georgia:
Wesleyan Campground
Ashburn's Madison Avenue
is distinguished by its
faithful heritage of
camp meetings. BY
SONNY SEALS, PHOTOGRAPHY
BY STEVE ROBINSON
• TURNER COUNTY |
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Old Hamilton
Spring - A Dalton
Landmark Beckons
A tranquil refuge amid
urban busyness has
always drawn visitors.
BY DR. ELIZABETH
HOOLE McARTHUR •
WHITFIELD COUNTY
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Violently,
Forcibly, Illegally
Possessed
The smuggling of 112
slaves into the state in
1817 triggered an
international
tug-of-war.
BY DANIEL M. ROPER •
CRAWFORD & BALDWIN
COUNTIES
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A Tale of Two
Pandemics
Comparing and
contrasting Spanish Flu
and COVID-19 proves
there is nothing new
under the sun.
BY MARCIA MAYO •
STATEWIDE
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Unraveling the
Legend of Captain Jack
Did generations of
storytelling embellish a
family's Civil War
history?
BY HOLLEY CALMES •
COBB 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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High Falls State
Park - The Towaliga
River Runs Right Through
It
Sometimes the lovely
river at the heart of
High Falls State Park
rampages violently.
BY NICOLE ISAAC •
MONROE COUNTY |
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The Gift of
Edgehill
The residents of the
smallest town in the
eighth largest state are
content to live there -
all 23 of them.
BY CLAYTON H. RAMSEY •
MITCHELL COUNTY
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Civil War Portrait
Colonel Randalph
Spalding of the 29th
Georgia Infantry lived, served,
and died on the coast.
BY DAVID W. VAUGHAN •
MCINTOSH COUNTY
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