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SUMMER 2014 • VOLUME 13, NUMBER
3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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A Gimlet Eye
Sometimes it
seems like Edgar Allen
Poe drew inspiration
from some of the
characters you'll meet
on the Appalachian
Trail.
BY DANIEL M. ROPER • ON
THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL |
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The Wealthiest
Slave in Savannah:
Rachel Brownfield and
the True Price of
Freedom
Despite their state of
bondage, some slaves -
among them a remarkable
woman in Savannah -
managed to accumulate
walth, operate
businesses and own
property.
BY DAVID T. DIXON
• CHATHAM COUNTY |
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The Language of
History
When it comes to
astounding acts of
crime, wrongdoing, and
misfortune, the good ol'
days weren't always so
good.
BY JORDAN SCOGGINS •
WALKER AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES |
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"I am Ready
to Meet My God"
Legal pardon for the
only woman executed
in Georgia's
electric chair came
decades too late.
BY MARSANNE PETTY
• RANDOLPH COUNTY |
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From Immigrant
to Mayor
A young man's journey
from Old World to Old
South to New was an
odyssey that began in
Germany, reached
California's gold
fields, and flourished
for decades in Georgia's
Classic City.
BY SCOTT THOMPSON •
CLARKE COUNTY |
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Leather, Art and
Legend in Buford
There was a time when
Bona Allen created the
nation's finest leather
works, drawing the likes
of legendary movie star
Roy Rogers to Buford -
or is the legend
actually a fairytale?
BY DONNA L. SHRUM •
GWINNETT COUNTY |
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Historic Rural
Church: Mt. Enon
Baptist
In the Gum Log community
arching oaks shade the
lawn of a lovely and
lovingly-preserved house
of worship.
BY STEVE ROBINSON •
MITCHELL COUNTY |
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Almost a Sacred
Place - Georgia's Noah's
Ark
It takes a person with a
tender heart to create
and nurture a ministry
for
special needs animals.
BY MARY ANN ANDERSON
• HENRY COUNTY |
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Love Catalpas.
Love their Caterpillars.
The showy blooms on the
southern catalpa tree
are striking, as are the
gaudy caterpillars
feasting on its foliage.
BY LIZ CONROY •
STATEWIDE |
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Song and Soul of
the South: Making
Musical History in Macon
For a time in the '60s
and '70s, Macon was one
of the nation's music
hubs, spinning hits by
the score.
BY LYNNE BRANDON •
BIBB COUNTY |
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Vanishing
Georgia: Ode to
Highway 41
Nearly a century ago, a
new national highway
traversed Georgia from
north to south, bringing
travelers to far-flung
places like Dakota,
Arabi and Twin Lakes.
BY BONNIE DAVIS
CELLA •
U.S. HIGHWAY 41 |
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"Oh, boy!"
Given the peculiarities
of the English language,
seemingly innocuous
requests sometimes lead
to mayhem.
BY TAYLOR RATLIFF •
CLAYTON COUNTY |
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Genuine Georgia
Backroads: Relics of
the Ogeechee River
Empire
Traces of the Ogeechee
River's history as an
important artery of
commerce may still be
found along the river.
BY LYNNE TAYLOR •
CHATHAM, EFFINGHAM AND
LONG COUNTIES |
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Civil War
Portrait - Surgeon
Joseph Barnett Carlton
A prominent
Athens physician served
faithfully with the
Georgia State Troops.
FROM THE DAVID W.
VAUGHAN COLLECTION
• CLARKE COUNTY |
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