Joseph Mahan Jr. and an Early Gold Mine Discovered in Pickens County
In June of 1964, Joseph Mahan Jr., an archaeologist from Columbus, Georgia, arranged a trip to southwest Pickens County, near the...
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Mar 83 min read
The Last Stockade
When the Indian Removal happened in 1838, a series of stockades were built in Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee to round...
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Mar 62 min read
North Georgia History Book Available (Digital and Print)
CLICK HERE TO BUY TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH: A COMPENDIUM OF NORTH GEORGIA HISTORY After four years of research and countless hours and...
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The First European Settlement of North Georgia and Pickens County in the American Revolution
For years, I regularly contributed articles to the now gone North Georgia Journal and Georgia Backroads. In the process, I learned much...
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Feb 255 min read
The First European Settlement of North Georgia and Pickens County in the American Revolution
For years, I regularly contributed articles to the now gone North Georgia Journal and Georgia Backroads. In the process, I learned much...
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Feb 233 min read
The Lost History of Eastern North America’s Ancient Walls
Many millions in eastern North America live within a short distance of amazing ruins as old as two millennia but do not know it....
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Feb 133 min read
Long Swamp Town: The History and Origin of Long Swamp Creek
The Mitchell Map The Mitchell map of 1755 was the first map to show Long Swamp as a place (albeit, under a different name). The map was...
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Oct 4, 20233 min read
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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Sep 25, 20232 min read
Cherokee Corners / Galagi-Na
In researching the family Summerour of North Georgia, I made a surprising series of connections. Henry Harrison Summerour moved to...
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Mar 24, 20235 min read
The Resurrection of the Nelson-Simmons Tavern
In 1804, the Cherokee Indians had negotiated the terms of the creation of a Federal Road that ran between Tennessee to Augusta, Georgia. ...
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Feb 15, 20232 min read
The Forgotten Game of Anetsa
Anetsa, a game that resembles lacrosse, was a Cherokee Indian game played by two teams of up to eighteen players on a 100-yard field....
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Feb 8, 20231 min read
Fort Newnan/Fort Talking Rock: Indian Removal Fort
Fort Newnan was built in March of 1838 in Gilmer County (Present-day Pickens) It was named after Major General Daniel Newnan, Georgia...
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
Carmel Station/Taloney: Missionaries among us
Carmel Mission, which took its name on January 7, 1824 - previously named Taloney Mission, was a missionary outpost of the Presbyterians...
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Feb 2, 20232 min read
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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Nov 24, 20202 min read
Murphy Bottom Uncovered
If you ask old-time residents of Pickens County, they'll tell you that Murphy Bottom off of Jerusalem Church Road (near two branches of...
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Nov 12, 20203 min read
Ancient Indian Rock Mounds in Pickens County
High atop Rich Mountain there is a half acre site with 95 stacks of Indian rock piles. Ancient Sites within Pickens County Pretribal...
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Nov 12, 20202 min read
Native Americans Artifacts Found Within Bent Tree
In the early 1970s Robert L. Blakely, Roy S. Dickens and Phillip Greear found 50 artifacts within the newly developing community....
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