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The Inimitable Blink Drummond
Elizabeth Blink Drummond (nee Thomas) was born in 1906 while her family was stationed in Manilla. Her parents thought it cute that she...

Christopher
Jan 3, 20224 min read
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The Late Great Professor Perrow
The Late Great Professor Perrow By Chris Feldt “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential...

Christopher
Jan 2, 20226 min read
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The Rule of Nouns
Every noun holds a potential avenue for investigation with each noun connecting to other nouns in a web or a word cloud. Reconstructing...
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May 10, 20213 min read
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The Tapestry
Looking towards the mountains north He felt a rush of air burst forth A bird called him from its nest Jocular and free, and filled with...
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Mar 8, 20211 min read
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The First Bent Tree Newsletter (pre-echo)
Fifty years ago, in June of 1970, Spratlin and Associates had mailed out their very first newsletter to lot owners. The first house in...

Christopher
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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The First Dude Ranch Map
Recently a photocopy of a hand drawn map of the way from Jasper and Tate to Mt. Burrell (now known as Burnt Mountain) has found its way...

Christopher
Feb 25, 20212 min read
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The Moving of the Appalachian Trail, the Oglethorpe Monument and Free-Range Chickens (1958)
In 1930, Colonel Sam Tate had just built his Tate Mountain Estates – which included his stunning Connahaynee Lodge, Lake Sequoyah and a...

Christopher
Dec 9, 20203 min read
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The Old Paths Remain
B eside branch and leaf, a convergence of streams meanders beneath, Their ancestor’s dreams. And I bathed in song Listen to her whispered...

Christopher
Nov 24, 20201 min read
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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 24, 20202 min read
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The Champion Trees of the Tate House (and Pickens County)
The Georgia Forestry Commission keeps a list of all of the champion trees of different species within our state. A champion tree is the...

Christopher
Nov 20, 20202 min read
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