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The First European Settlement of North Georgia and Pickens County in the American Revolution
For years, I regularly contributed articles to the now gone North Georgia Journal and Georgia Backroads. In the process, I learned much...

Robert Scott Davis Jr.
Feb 25, 20245 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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Long Swamp Town: The History and Origin of Long Swamp Creek
The Mitchell Map Wauchope's Interpretation of the Mitchell Map The Mitchell map of 1755 was the first map to show Long Swamp as a place...
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Feb 13, 20244 min read
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The Keith Plantation of Cherokee County
The Keith Plantation of Cherokee County The overgrown entrance to the Keith Plantation. Note the main house in the background According...
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Jan 26, 20243 min read
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The Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory of Dawson County
During the Cold War, Lockheed Martin partnered with the Air Force to build a remote secret laboratory in the middle of a 10,000-plus acre...
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Feb 13, 20234 min read
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