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

Amicalola Electrical Membership Co-operative began in 1940 as one of the last electrical membership co-ops. Rather than benefiting from...

The home guards remain one of the most confusing aspects of the history of the Civil War in Georgia. Family tales and reminiscences...

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. ...

The Keith Plantation of Cherokee County The overgrown entrance to the Keith Plantation. Note the main house in the background According...

In 1890, a small hamlet in south-central Pickens County named Jockey arose near the Cagle Mills on Sharp Mountain Creek.    A post office...

The system was born of the southern states' emergent need for free labor at the end of the Civil War. Within a decade of the end of the...

According to Dr. Kathleen Thompson, in her October 5th, 2011, Pickens Progress article about Black Communities in Tate and Jasper:...

In 1966, John Humphreys moved to the Hinton area of Pickens County. A machinist by trade, he purchased the land of the former Dean Mill...

In searching through the archives of deeds at the county, I came across this map of the town of Jasper dated March 5th, 1883. The chief...

The Great Depression of 1929 caused massive hardships across the United States of America. In response to the dire economic situation,...

Before Grandview Lake, or the Salvation Army Camp existed, for a brief time Grandview Summer Colony was a burgeoning place to relax...

The Georgia Forestry Commission keeps a list of all of the champion trees of different species within our state. A champion tree is the...

Did you know that Frank Spratlin, father of Bent Tree's developer H. Dean Spratlin, helped build a radio tower for Georgia Tech on Burnt...