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Colonel Sam Tate was remembered in the Pickens Progress by journalist Margaret Shannon from the Atlanta Journal Constitution as having traveled to the Taj Mahal in India and returning with a snow white piece of marble that perfectly matched the marble found in the Tate quarries. The article mentions Col. Tate's travels to the Taj Mahal in India and returning with a snow white piece of marble that matched the Tate marble. A picture of the Taj Mahal from Tate's visit. Sam also

On March 11 , 1927, Col Sam Tate boarded the S.S. Homeric, a White Star Line ocean liner. He crossed the Atlantic and arrived in Southampton, England eight days later. Col. Tate visited England and Scotland before heading to Monaco, Pompeii, and Egypt. His return voyage for New York departed on March 30, 1927 and he arrived on April 7, 1927. According to the Pickens Progress, dated April 14, 1927, it took him two days to return to Tate on Saturday the 9th. The S.S. Homer

The Lewis Furnace was built in 1847. It was built by Jacob Stroup in Bartow County and named for the industrialist, physician, and state legislator John W. Lewis. In 1847, Dr. Lewis, Mark Cooper, and others incorporated the Etowah Railroad Company. Governor Joseph E. Brown later appointed Dr. Lewis superintendent of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, a position he held for three years. The railroads were instrumental in moving heavy products through Bartow County to the nor

The Amazing Legacy of Harmony Mills and the ruins of Alice The ruins of a grist mill and former gold mine entrance sit adjacent to Town Creek The Harmony Mills at Alice, was the most spectacular accomplishment of the Atherton brothers. Built in 1882, this combination grist and textile mill had 800 spindles and was funded with capital of $25,000. Water flowed through a system of ditches around a mountain for more than one mile and a half to provide a drop. A wooden race

As early at 1899, there was a beautiful two story home located right off the tracks of the railroad. For decades visitors would come and stay as guests, and even eat dinner on the holidays. Its location near the Tate Depot made for easy accommodations for travelers. The Tate Hotel remained under the care different people over the decades, including Amanda Evans of Tate, P.W. Walton, and Mr. and Mrs. Wythe until 1936 when it was converted into a hospital. The Tate Hospital