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The Southern Marble Company Pipeline a.k.a. "The Ditch"
The Southern Marble Company can be seen in Land Lot 106, of District 4, in the 1903 Pickens County map. In the 1890s the Southern Marble...
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Aug 10, 20254 min read
The Ancient Council Site in Talking Rock
The American Ethnologist James Mooney released his book on Cherokee legends in 1888. Only one sentence refers to a Cherokee council site....
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May 4, 20253 min read
The Civil War in Talking Rock
On the afternoon of April 2nd, 2025, Pickens County resident Jessica McCabe found a cannonball near the bridge off Swan Bridge road
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Apr 3, 20254 min read
The Tragic Trestle Collapse of 1904
The Perseverance Quarry can still be seen on the north side of Cove Road. In the 1850s Summey and Hurlick operated a marble operation...
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Mar 31, 20252 min read
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