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The Tragic Drowning of the Hendrix Children
The summer of 1951 was a little hotter than normal. And that June 10th, Roxie Lee Blackwell Hendrix, her children, and a few others had...
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Mar 14, 20241 min read
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Rural Exploration (RUREX): How to Find Historical Sites)
Being curious, detail-oriented, and courageous are the most important inherited traits of an explorer. While you can teach people how to...
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Feb 28, 20243 min read
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The Pauper's Home of Pickens County
During the 19th and 20th centuries, many counties in the United States had places where the indigent could live and take shelter. They...
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Feb 26, 20243 min read
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The Tornado History of Pickens County, Georgia
(1884 - 2023) Since 1884, the year of the first documented tornado in Pickens County, there have been many minor and several devasting...
Christopher
Jul 26, 202313 min read
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The Tornado of 1884, Cagletown, Tate, and more.
In February of 1884, a tornado visited Pickens County and cut a 15-mile path, leaving several residents dead (including the Cagle and...
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Feb 27, 20231 min read
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The Old Coward/Fitts/Hendrix House
Standing not more than a mile away from Long Swamp Baptist Church is the old Coward' homestead. The Cowards had moved here (then...
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Jan 30, 20231 min read
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