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WINTER, 2007 • VOLUME 6, NUMBER
4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Georgia's "Brag Dog"
Vereen Bell achieved
fame as an author, yet
he longed for nothing
more than time to hunt
and fish--a longing
intensified when he was
called for military
service in the South
Pacific in World War II.
BY W. PATE MCMICHAEL
• GRADY COUNTY
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I Have No Regrets
George T. Smith has
seen unequaled
service in Georgia's
government, yet some
of his most
memorable
experiences came
while working on a
South Georgia farm
and serving as a
naval gunnery
officer during World
War II.
BY DANIEL M. ROPER •
MITCHELL AND COBB COUNTIES |
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Buddy's Feed Barn:
Backroads Bistro on the
Road to Broxton
So you don't mind
driving to the boondocks
when the payoff is mile
after mile of "real"
Georgia scenery and
yummy home-cooked
vitals? Have we
got the place for you!
BY MARY ANN ANDERSON •
JEFF DAVIS COUNTY
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A Mare Called Snip
A Southern woman stands
up to the bushwhackers
who terrorize a mountain
community during the
Civil War.
BY JANIE DEMPSEY
WATTS • WALKER COUNTY |
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Still Small Voices
Across the North Georgia
mountains from the
dramatic ridges and
sparkling springs in the
northwest to the shining
rivers in the northeast, enjoy the
eighth in a series highlighting
Georgia's unique
environments through
Ann Foskey's poetry and
prose and Marc Del Santro's
photography.
BY MARC DEL SANTRO
AND ANN FOSKEY •
STATEWIDE |
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The Lost Colony of
Ayllon
At the dawn of recorded
North American history,
an intrepid Spanish
explorer established the
first European
settlement on our
continent--a tenuous
outpost in what would
become the colony of
Georgia two centuries
later.
BY ROBERT D. TEMPLE •
MCINTOSH COUNTY |
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The Lost Mission of
Santa Isabel de
Utinahica
Long before the English
arrived, Spanish
explorers, missionaries,
and settlers penetrated
deep into the heart of
Georgia to establish
settlements and
missions. Little
evidence remains of
these early communities,
but archaeologists may
have uncovered one in
the densely wooded
Ocmulgee River
floodplain.
BY MARY ANN ANDERSON •
TELFAIR COUNTY |
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Vanishing Georgia:
Presidents and Royalty
in Georgia
George Washington slept
in Savannah, Dwight
Eisenhower played 18 in
Thomasville, and Jimmy
Carter regularly teaches
Sunday school in Plains.
From beach frolicking to
wagon rides in the
mountains to addressing
the troops, you'll be
surprised at the
frequency with which
presidents and royalty
frequent our state.
BY LIZ CONROY •
STATEWIDE |
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Red Sky in Morning
At the height of the
Cold War, a secret
nuclear facility deep in
Georgia's mountains
released invisible
radiation that had a
radically visible effect
on the countryside.
BY DWAYNE KEITH
PETTY • DAWSON COUNTY |
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Genuine Georgia
Backroads:
One if by land, two if
by sea? Whether
you prefer driving down
picturesque back roads
or navigating tideland
rivers, you'll enjoy
visiting many of
Georgia's historic
coastal destinations.
BY LYNNE TAYLOR •
COASTAL GEORGIA |
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Roamin' in the Valley
From her beloved log
home in a secluded
mountain valley, Corra
Harris penned a
memorable novel,
ministered to the needy,
and preserved a rustic
cabin once owned by a
Cherokee chieftain.
BY ROBERT L. HURST
AND DON KING •
BARTOW COUNTY
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