The Night Riders of Pickens County. (Part 3) The Life and Death of Policeman Lee Cape
Policeman Lee Cape had always suspected his enemies would eventually get him. But he would tell his friends, “but when they do, I’ll be...
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Jun 7, 20233 min read
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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Christopher
Aug 17, 20223 min read
The Connahaynee Lodge (1930-1946)
Col. Sam Tate announced the creation of a 10,000-acre estate that would serve as a summer resort for wealthy Atlantans in 1929. At the...
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Christopher
Aug 10, 20226 min read
Camp 1449 / P-77 (1933-1934)
The Great Depression of 1929 caused massive hardships across the United States of America. In response to the dire economic situation,...
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Christopher
Jan 3, 20224 min read
The Inimitable Blink Drummond
Elizabeth Blink Drummond (nee Thomas) was born in 1906 while her family was stationed in Manilla. Her parents thought it cute that she...
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Christopher
Dec 9, 20203 min read
The Moving of the Appalachian Trail, the Oglethorpe Monument and Free-Range Chickens (1958)
In 1930, Colonel Sam Tate had just built his Tate Mountain Estates – which included his stunning Connahaynee Lodge, Lake Sequoyah and a...
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Christopher
Nov 20, 20202 min read
The Champion Trees of the Tate House (and Pickens County)
The Georgia Forestry Commission keeps a list of all of the champion trees of different species within our state. A champion tree is the...
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Christopher
Nov 12, 20203 min read
The Whittington House and the End of the Dude Ranch
For 40 years the Whittington Home occupied part of the land where the sixth hole of the Bent Tree golf course is. Was this house the...
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