Autumn 2021

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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 BlueThomasville 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