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WINTER, 2008 • VOLUME 7, NUMBER
4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Georgia B.C. (Before
Columbus)
Many of us learned in
school that Christopher
Columbus discovered the
New World in 1492, but a
surprising number of
ancient artifacts found
in Georgia suggest that
European travelers
visited the Peach State
long before.
BY JIM MILES
• WEST GEORGIA
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The Remarkable Life
of Dr. Leila
Daughtry Denmark
She was born in 1898
and retired from the
practice of medicine
in 2001. She
survived the Spanish
Flu epidemic, worked
to gain women the
right to vote, and
developed the
vaccine for whooping
cough. Yes,
Leila Denmark is an
exceptional woman,
but she has always
been a no-nonsense
country girl at
heart.
BY N. LUREE BOWEN •
BULLOCH COUNTY |
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Georgia's New Deal Art
The Great Depression
inflicted misery on many
Georgians, but it also
ploughed a fertile field
that yielded a
remarkable harvest of
artistic accomplishment.
BY DAN ROPER •
STATEWIDE
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Unlocking the Secrets of
Broxton Rocks
Lively shoals, shaded
bluffs, and lush
undergrowth grace this
wonderful, secluded and
enigmatic South Georgia
landscape.
BY MARY ANN ANDERSON •
COFFEE and JEFF
DAVIS COUNTIES |
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The True Frogs of
Georgia
Notwithstanding their
slimy skins, you'll be
surprised by the
remarkable qualities of
the frogs native to the
Peach State.
BY DIRK J. STEVENSON •
STATEWIDE |
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Mystery of the Brawling
Butterfiles
A routine trip to the
grocery store prompts
the author to ask:
Do graceful, colorful
butterflies really
engage in mortal combat?
BY ANN FOSKEY •
CHEROKEE COUNTY |
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Vanishing Georgia:
Small Town Life -
Danielsville
Was it just sixty years
ago that life for a
youngster in small town
Georgia meant games of
mumblety-peg and
marbles, splashing in a
creek, and tying threads
to the legs of captive
June bugs?
BY TRAVIS MCDANIEL •
MADISON COUNTY |
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Lawrenceville's Historic
Female Seminary
One of America's first
schools for women opened
its doors 170 years ago
in then-little
Lawrenceville.
BY ELAINE POWELL •
GWINNETT COUNTY |
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Sold!
What happens in
historic Adairsville
every other Tuesday
night stays there -
unless you happen to
be high bidder at
the old-fashioned
auction and take
your purchase home
with you.
BY JOHN TABELLIONE •
BARTOW COUNTY |
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Two Sisters and Some
Cows Save the Family
Home
The striking
Hofwyl-Broadfield house
overlooking the
beautiful marshes of
Glynn has survived the
destructive efforts of
man, nature, and time.
BY KIM HARRIS •
GLYNN COUNTY |
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Visiting Olive Forge
Herb Farm
If you value the touch
of a craftsman (and
woman) and enjoy back
roads jaunts, take a
drive down to Haddock,
Georgia, and drop by
this unusual farm.
BY JACLYN WELDON
WHITE •
BALDWIN COUNTY
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Georgia's True Grit Lady
Looking for something
uniquely Georgia?
Look no further than
Lilburn for Carol
Kautz's handmade and
home-cooked handiwork.
BY MAXINE ANDERSON •
GWINNETT COUNTY
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