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AUTUMN 2015 • VOLUME 14, NUMBER
3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Snack Chat
Cold?
Sleet? High winds?
Hot Dogs?
Happy
Mother's Day, Honey!
BY DANIEL M. ROPER •
NORTH GEORGIA |
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No Quiet Man:
The Story of George
Harsh from Death Row to
the Great Escape
The prisoner of war
handling security for a
mass escape from a
German stalag once sat
on Georgia's Death Row.
BY RAY CHANDLER
• FULTON COUNTY |
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From Rose Bowl
to Roer River:
Remembering Bostwick's
Walter Ruark
The small town hero who
earned his reputation as
a lineman opening
holes for legendary
running backs would
later lead men into
battle.
BY HANK SEGARS •
MORGAN COUNTY |
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Heads Up!
Georgia's Hoppy Beer
Story
The Peach State has
a lengthy and
surprisingly rich
brewing history.
BY MARCIA MAYO •
FULTON COUNTY |
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Historic Rural
Church: Old Ruskin
A remarkable history
underlies one of South
Georgia's most visually
striking places of
worship.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY RANDALL DAVIS •
WARE COUNTY |
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Season of Ashes
Sensational allegations
that a major league
baseball player belonged
to the Klan worked the
ruin of his career.
BY DEE THOMPSON •
COBB AND FULTON COUNTIES |
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Backroads to
Gettysburg
An historian's interest
in his northwest Georgia
roots launches him on a
journey of discovery
that ultimately leads to
Gettysburg.
BY DAVID T. DIXON •
FLOYD COUNTY |
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Giving Back to
the Ancestors
An antebellum plantation
near Sparta reached
through the centuries to
draw city dwellers to
hearth and home.
BY DONNA SHRUM
• HANCOCK COUNTY |
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Civil War
Portrait
Captain Charles
Alexander Hawkins and
Sergeant John Milner
Hawkins served in the
38th Regmient Georgia
Volunteer Infantry.
FROM THE DAVID
W. VAUGHAN COLLECTION
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OGLETHORPE COUNTY |
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A Sense of Place
A moonlit night, the
ringing of the bell
buoy, and a special girl
are memories that
transport the writer
back to the St. Simons
Island of his youth.
BY HOLLIS L. CATE
• GLYNN COUNTY |
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Vanishing
Georgia: High
School Days
A demanding teacher can
inspire a most unlikely
student to attempt a
most improbable feat.
BY BEN DOSTER •
STATEWIDE |
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When "Mr. Bob"
Meaders brought the
Telephone to Dahlonega
When innovation was
called for, you could
count on this
hardworking highland
entrepreneur.
BY ANNE DISMUKES
AMERSON •
LUMPKIN
COUNTY |
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The Accidental
Interview
A Tom Cruise movie, real
estate rejuvenation and
a bustling "downtown"
are bringing attention
to Ball Ground.
BY ANNABELLE LEE
MACRI • CHEROKEE COUNTY |
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Genuine Georgia
Backroads: In and
Around Millen
Journeys short
in miles sometimes end
up long in history,
learning, and back roads
appeal.
BY LYNNE TAYLOR • JENKINS COUNTY |
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Homegrown
Happiness
A young
entrepreneurial couple
has started life
together growing and
selling fresh vegetables.
BY ANABELLE LEE MACRI •
FRANKLIN COUNTY |
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