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The Sundown Counties of Georgia
The history of violence, especially when used to protect tradition, and/or fighting against a centralized power structure is frequently...
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Apr 5, 20248 min read
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THE LOST HISTORY OF AN ALLRED FAMILY OF NORTH GEORGIA
My late grandfather John Richards Davis, in speaking about his ancestry, said that he knew little of the Allreds except that their...
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Feb 28, 202418 min read
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The Tragedies of Steele's Bridge: Both of them.
Steele's Bridge 1964 baptism Most people from Pickens and Dawson County are familiar with the metal span bridge over the Amicalola River. ...
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Feb 16, 20243 min read
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The Night Riders of Pickens County. (Part 3) The Life and Death of Policeman Lee Cape
Policeman Lee Cape had always suspected his enemies would eventually get him. But he would tell his friends, “but when they do, I’ll be...
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Feb 3, 20245 min read
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The Night Riders of Pickens County: Part 2 - McCollum's Raiders, A.J. Glenn, and the Covington Hang
During the heart of the Civil War, Pickens County was torn between sides. The flag that flew over the courthouse yard was a Union flag. ...
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Jan 31, 20246 min read
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The Night Riders of Pickens County (Part 1)
During the Civil War and for several decades that followed, criminals and vigilantes from various places around the United States would...
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Jan 30, 20246 min read
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John Wesley Cagle and a Hamlet Named Jockey
In 1890, a small hamlet in south-central Pickens County named Jockey arose near the Cagle Mills on Sharp Mountain Creek.   A post office...
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Jan 16, 20243 min read
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A Moonshine Still in North Georgia
A few years ago, I ran across a reference for a reported moonshine still in a North Georgia gated community. Initially, I had doubts...
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Oct 17, 20233 min read
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