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AUTUMN, 2009 • VOLUME 8, NUMBER
3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Genius and Tragedy
of Georgia's Lost Poet
Dr. Thomas Holley
Chivers may have been
given to fits of
peevishness,
uncouthness, and
debauchery, but his
talent and fame as a
poet nearly rivaled that
of his friend - and
adversary - Edgar Allan
Poe.
BY ELLEN FIRSCHING
BROWN• WILKES AND DEKALB
COUNTIES
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Vanishing Georgia:
The Old Family Farm
While some Middle
Georgia farms in the
1940s yielded meager
harvests, the
owners' children and
grandchildren reaped
a lifetime of
memories.
BY TRAVIS H.
MCDANIEL •
LAURENS AND BLECKLEY
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Ohoope River Voyage
Paddlers new to this
untamed and beautiful
river thrill to the
siren-song of its
luminous sandbars, dark
water, and abundant
wildlife.
BY SEAN BEACHING •
SOUTH GEORGIA
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The Lamartine Hardman
Farm - A Nacoochee
Valley Treasure
For Georgia's
"Scientific" Governor,
growing crops and
raising livestock - from
persimmons to rice to
dairy cows - on his
spectacular Nacooche
Valley farm came
naturally.
BY MAGGIE LEE •
WHITE COUNTY |
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Picking Perfect
Persimmons
Pucker up, pal!
In order to pluck
persimmons and derive
pleasure form these
delectable wild fruits,
you had better be able
to tell when they are
ripe...or else!
BY LIZ CONROY •
CLARKE COUNTY |
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Autrey Mill:
Relics of a Country
Crossraods Community
An historic park near
bustling Alpharetta
offers visitors
tranquility, seclusion,
and a look back at an
era when this was a
region of farms, tenant
houses, and country
stores.
BY WALTER LAWRENCE •
FULTON COUNTY |
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The Yellow Bluff
Experience
Escaping the hustle and
busle of city life to
the placid waters,
picturesque islands, and
genteel lifestyles of
the Georgia Coast can be
like taking a deep,
bracing breath of salty
air.
BY DOROTHY K
FLETCHER •
LIBERTY COUNTY |
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A Killing on Ring Jaw
Bluff
Given his chequered past
and some damning
eye-witness testimony,
it seemed like an
open-and-shut case when
the wealthiest man in
Washington County was
charged with murder.
BY WILLIAM RAWLINGS •
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES |
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Payback Time
Years after the end
of the Civil War, an
ever-resourceful
Confederate veteran
knew exactly who he
could count on in
time of need.
BY TRAVIS H.
MCDANIEL •
WILKINSON COUNTY |
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Genuine Georgia
Backroads: Colonial
Corridor - Ebenezer to
Wrightsboro
The modern traveler will
hearken to the era of
stage coach and
buckboard wagon while
exploring the back roads
linking two colonial
ghost towns.
BY LYNN TAYLOR •
SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY |
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Celburne's Night Assult
The Civil War saw a host
of unusual, risky, and
difficult military
maneuvers, but perhaps
the rarest and most
hazardous was an attack
at night.
BY JANIE DEMPSEY
WATTS •
WALKER COUNTY
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