Georgia History, Historic Sites & Points of Interest

This blog provides information on the fascinating history, historic sites and great points of interest in Georgia, with a focus on both cultural and natural history. Posts are made regularly by Southern author and historian Dale Cox.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

DeSoto Falls Recreation Area - Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia

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DeSoto Falls in Summer The mountains of North Georgia are known for their scenic vistas, mountain streams and beautiful waterfalls. You ...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

Fantasy in Lights underway at Callaway Gardens

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 Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Gardens Photo Courtesy of Callaway Gardens The South's premier festival of Christmas lights is n...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween 2011: Ghost of the St. Simons Lighthouse

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St. Simons Lighthouse One of the most popular landmarks of the Golden Isles of the Georgia coast, the historic St. Simons Lighthouse sta...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Ghost of Allatoona Pass - A Georgia Ghost Story

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Railroad near Allatoona Pass With October here and Halloween approaching, I thought you might enjoy an interesting little Georgia ghost ...
Monday, September 19, 2011

Amicalola Falls State Park - Dawsonville, Georgia

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Amicalola Falls One of the most spectacular sights in the nation, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States plunges down a mount...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Tallulah Gorge & Waterfalls - Tallulah Falls, Georgia

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Tallulah Gorge from the North Rim One of the most spectacular and historic sites in Georgia is the beautiful Tallulah Gorge in the mounta...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Uncovering the Story of Georgia's Camp Lawton Civil War Prison

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Stockade at Camp Lawton Camp Lawton was a Confederate POW camp built in the late summer and early fall of 1864 to relieve the overcrow...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Unknown Hero of Allatoona Pass - Bartow County, Georgia

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Unknown Hero of Allatoona Pass Just a few yards from the railroad tracks near the historic "Deep Cut" of Allatoona Pass in Nort...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Battle of Allatoona Pass - Bartow County, Georgia

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Star Fort at Allatoona Pass Just outside Cartersville, a small parking lot serves as the trailhead for one of the most remarkable histori...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Robert C. Tyler - Last General Killed in the Civil War

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In the southwest corner of Pinewood Cemetery in West Point, Georgia, a small plot of ground has been set aside to provide a resting place fo...
Friday, July 8, 2011

Old Governor's Mansion - Milledgeville, Georgia

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Old Governor's Mansion One of the finest examples of Greek revival architecture in the nation, Georgia's historic Old Governor...
Saturday, June 25, 2011

St. Stephens Episcopal Church - Milledgeville, Georgia

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St. Stephens Episcopal Church Built in 1843, Milledgeville's historic St. Stephens Episcopal Church is a unique landmark of General W...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia - A 19th Century Dream is Realized

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Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia When the planners of Savannah's antebellum city expansion conceived the idea of a large public park...
Sunday, June 19, 2011

Savannah, Georgia - Capital City of the Coastal Empire

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Forsyth Park in Savannah The stunningly beautiful city of Savannah has been a jewel of the Coastal Empire region of Georgia since 1733...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Flannery O'Connor Farm & Grave - Milledgeville, Georgia

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Grave of Flannery O'Connor The famed Southern writer and novelist Flannery O'Connor was born as Mary Flannery O'Connor in Sav...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Historic Old Capitol Building - Milledgeville, Georgia

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Old Capitol Building in Milledgeville Removed from the crowded streets of Atlanta by 100 miles and a century of time, the Gothic revival ...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Grave of Gen. Alfred H. Colquitt - Macon, Georgia

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Grave of Gen. Alfred H. Colquitt Near the northern edge of Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, a historical marker points out the final resting ...
Monday, December 13, 2010

Rose Hill Cemetery - Macon, Georgia

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Rose Hill Cemetery Rose Hill Cemetery, located on heights overlooking downtown Macon and the Ocmulgee River, is one of the most beautiful...
Monday, October 25, 2010

Rock Eagle Effigy - Eatonton, Georgia

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One of the most remarkable places in Georgia is a hilltop just north of Eatonton, where some 2,000 years ago prehistoric Native Americans bu...
Friday, October 22, 2010

The Cannonball House - Macon, Georgia

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An outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture, the beautiful old Cannonball House in Macon is one of the most charming structures of ...
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