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AUTUMN 2013 • VOLUME 12, NUMBER
3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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From Ashes and
Embers the Okefenokee
Arises
Not even an
historic drought could
undo the magnificence of
Georgia's renowned
swamp.
BY MARY ANN ANDERSON •
CHARLTON AND WARE
COUNTIES |
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Vanishing
Georgia: The
Girl Scout Years
Scouting's long heritage
of teaching young women
important lessons about
living started right
here in Georgia.
BY JANANN GILES •
STATEWIDE |
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Fugitive in
Georgia!
In the tumultuous and
frenetic days following
the close of the Civil
War, one of the South's
leading statesmen
scrambled for sanctuary
overseas.
BY MARK SCROGGINS •
WILKES COUNTY |
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High Water
on the Bar
A retired college
professor with a
lifelong
appreciation of the
beautiful marshes of
Glynn County
revisits the
long-ago era when he
first saw this
magical place in the
company of his
famous
step-grandmother.
BY HOLLIS LANIER
CATE •
GLYNN COUNTY |
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We Are One
People
White and black famlies
in a remote mountain
valley share a rich
history that dates to
the era of slavery.
BY JORDAN M.
SCOGGINS • CHATTOOGA AND
WALKER COUNTIES |
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Georgia's
Kinetic Artist, Al
Garnto
A North Georgia artist
is blessed with unique
inspiration and
extraordinary talent.
BY SCOTT THOMPSON •
UNION COUNTY |
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Thunder at
Chickamauga
Smoke and thunder
shrouded the soldiers
who met in battle at
Chickamauga 150 years
ago.
BY DANIEL M. ROPER •
WALKER AND CATOOSA
COUNTIES |
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Stirred Up Like
No Question since the
Civil War
Toughened in the
struggle to guard her
famous husband's
reputation, Helen Dortch
Longstreet worked
feverishly to prevent
industrial interests
from forever altering
Tallulah, Georiga's
spectacular gorge.
BY DONNA SHRUM •
HABERSHAM AND RABUN
COUNTIES |
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A Small War in
Waycross
When heavyweight
contenders for the
boxing title vow to hold
their unsanctioned match
in southeast Georgia,
the governor responds by
calling out the militia.
BY ROBERT LATIMER
HURST • WARE AND CAMDEN
COUNTIES |
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The Market that
Sears Built
The behemoth brick
building built by Sears
on Atlanta's Ponce De
Leon Avenue in 1926 has
a rich heritage with
surprisingly strong ties
to agriculture.
BY JERRY HANCOCK •
FULTON COUNTY |
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Genuine Georgia
Backroads: Doerun
Pitcherplant Quest
Georgia is home to
biting gnats, ruthless
ticks, annoying
chiggers, fearsome
yellow jackets...and
voracious carnivorous
plants.
BY LYNNE TAYLOR •
COLQUITT AND COOK
COUNTIES |
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Memories Still
being made at Historic
Ragsdale Mill
An
old-time gristmill set
on a picturesque
outcropping of granite
is just the ticket for a
trip into a bygone era.
BY TABOR MCCOY •
BANKS COUNTY |
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