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At the turn of the 20th Century, Forsyth County was mostly rural and white. There were small contingents of African Americans living in...

Bent Tree Community, a private gated community located four miles east of Jasper, Georgia, had its first houses built in 1970. Today,...

Corpsewood Manor 1981 Click here for directions on how to get to Corpsewood Manor. ...

The history of violence, especially when used to protect tradition, and/or fighting against a centralized power structure is frequently...

CLICK HERE TO BUY TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH: A COMPENDIUM OF NORTH GEORGIA HISTORY After four years of research and countless hours and...

As with Lindsey Williams Evans, Carter Lee Smith, C.L. “Seal” (a pronunciation of the C and L together) Smith, was determined not to...

Kate Southern In 1887 in the mountainous forests of Northeast Pickens County, in an area once known as the Lansdown, Kate Southern...

Juan Contreras, Sr.'s grave marker - Pleasant Union Baptist Cemetery, Waleska This is the tragic story of the Contreras family of...

61-year-old Gary Michael Hilton, a.k.a. The National Forest Serial Killer, finally got caught in 2008 after committing a grizzly series...

Chief Vann was a controversial figure. Born in the 1760s, the half Scotsman/half Cherokee, grew to become a wealthy businessman,...

In 1877, a one-story dogtrot-style home was built off of the old Dawsonville-Jasper Road (present-day Cove Road). Over the hill and...

Pickens County has a history replete with convicts who escaped local authorities. This particular story took place near Sharptop Church...