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Christopher

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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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...

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Feb 16, 20233 min read

Staged Death at the Cove

Juan Contreras, Sr.'s grave marker - Pleasant Union Baptist Cemetery, Waleska This is the tragic story of the Contreras family of...

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Feb 15, 20232 min read

The Forgotten Game of Anetsa

Anetsa, a game that resembles lacrosse, was a Cherokee Indian game played by two teams of up to eighteen players on a 100-yard field....

Christopher

Mar 18, 20222 min read

Grand View Summer Colony, Lodge and Pleasant Valley Lake: (1926-1933)

In 1927 H.E. “Cy” Hawkins bought a bunch of land near where present-day Grandview Lake is. Cy was a former minor league baseball pitcher...