Talking Rock, Georgia

Robert Scott Davis Jr.

Mar 12 min read

Pioneer Engineers: The Atherton Brothers In Pickens and Cherokee County, Georgia

Pickens County, in the Appalachian Mountains and one of Georgia's smallest counties in size and population in 1860, existed as an...

Robert Scott Davis Jr.

Feb 247 min read

The Georgia Confederate Home Guard

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

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Jan 315 min read

The Night Riders of Pickens County: Part 2 - The Enigmatic Andrew Jackson Glenn

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. ...

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Dec 27, 20232 min read

Tracing Tracks Through Time: The : The Abandoned section of the “Hook and Eye”

During the last two decades of the 19th Century, the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad (MNGR) finally reached Jasper, eventually making...

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Mar 22, 20233 min read

The Lost Maps of 1883. (The Railroad Comes to Jasper and the Creation of Talking Rock)

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...