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It happened in Oscarville: The Tragedy of Forsyth County.
At the turn of the 20th Century, Forsyth County was mostly rural and white. There were small contingents of African Americans living in...
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Apr 147 min read
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Jacob M. Scudder and the Legend of the Gold Tunnel
I am Jake Scudder, a Wilkes County man from Jackson, A Whig and Republican in political conviction, Resting beneath these columns of...
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Oct 27, 20234 min read
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The Old Federal Road:
The Treaty of Tellico and the great road that traversed Augusta, Georgia to Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1805 the Federal Road was created,...
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Oct 4, 20233 min read
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The Murder and Exhumation of Chief James Vann
Chief Vann was a controversial figure. Born in the 1760s, the half Scotsman/half Cherokee, grew to become a wealthy businessman,...
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Feb 2, 20232 min read
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