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A Murder in Bent Tree
Bent Tree Community, a private gated community located four miles east of Jasper, Georgia, had its first houses built in 1970. Today,...
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Mar 272 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 Source Maps of the 1903 Pickens County Map.
John W. Henley was born March 26, 1852, in Dahlonega - one year before Pickens County was formed. While attending the North Georgia...
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Jun 7, 20233 min read
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Beach Mountain, Hounds Ears, a.k.a. Bent Tree
In 1968, The Burnt Mountain Corporation was approached by a real estate developer named H. Dean Spratlin with a proposal. He wanted to...

Christopher
Aug 19, 20222 min read
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The First Bent Tree Newsletter (pre-echo)
Fifty years ago, in June of 1970, Spratlin and Associates had mailed out their very first newsletter to lot owners. The first house in...

Christopher
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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