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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 104 min read
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Lonesome City: The Forgotten Hamlet of Tate
According to Dr. Kathleen Thompson, in her October 5th, 2011, Pickens Progress article about Black Communities in Tate and Jasper:...
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Sep 25, 20233 min read
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The Tornado History of Pickens County, Georgia
(1884 - 2023) Since 1884, the year of the first documented tornado in Pickens County, there have been many minor and several devasting...

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Jul 26, 202313 min read
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The Two Tornadoes of 2023
Downed trees and power lines on Fitts Rd, a week after the tornado blew through the street. On Thursday afternoon, July 20, 2023, two...
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Jul 26, 20231 min read
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The National Forest Serial Killer, Huddle House, and the Dawsonville Wildlife Management Area
61-year-old Gary Michael Hilton, a.k.a. The National Forest Serial Killer, finally got caught in 2008 after committing a grizzly series...
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Feb 6, 20233 min read
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Young Potts Cemetery
In 1829, a man named Young Potts moved to Dawson County from South Carolina. He hit the ground running and made a small fortune in his...
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Jan 9, 20232 min read
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