The Tragic Drowning of the Hendrix Children
The summer of 1951 was a little hotter than normal. And that June 10th, Roxie Lee Blackwell Hendrix, her children, and a few others had...
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Feb 283 min read
Rural Exploration (RUREX): How to Find Historical Sites)
Being curious, detail-oriented, and courageous are the most important inherited traits of an explorer. While you can teach people how to...
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Feb 263 min read
The Pauper's Home of Pickens County
During the 19th and 20th centuries, many counties in the United States had places where the indigent could live and take shelter. They...
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Jul 26, 202313 min read
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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Feb 27, 20231 min read
The Tornado of 1884, Cagletown, Tate, and more.
In February of 1884, a tornado visited Pickens County and cut a 15-mile path, leaving several residents dead (including the Cagle and...
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Jan 30, 20231 min read
The Old Coward/Fitts/Hendrix House
Standing not more than a mile away from Long Swamp Baptist Church is the old Coward' homestead. The Cowards had moved here (then...
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