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Author: Melissa Beck Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467113263 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 128
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"This is a photographic history of the copper miners, shop owners, homesteaders, and railroad workers who made these [Blue Ridge] mountains their homes"--p. 4 of cover.
Author: Melissa Beck Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467113263 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 128
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"This is a photographic history of the copper miners, shop owners, homesteaders, and railroad workers who made these [Blue Ridge] mountains their homes"--p. 4 of cover.
Author: Ronald Poarch Publisher: ISBN: 9781442152670 Category : Languages : en Pages : 52
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This is a photographic essay of riding the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway in the fall from Blue Ridge, Georgia to McCaysville, GA/Copperhill, TN, the small town with two names on the border of Georgia and Tennessee.
Author: Melissa Beck Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1439649413 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 128
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Having whistled its first "all aboard" in 1988, the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway now rambles alongside the Toccoa's clear waters, treating 50,000-plus sightseers annually to verdant mountain scenery. This former Cherokee land's pioneers carved homesteads from rough terrain, doggedly hauling goods via mule wagon. The discovery of rich copper veins in nearby Polk County, Tennessee, attracted an influx of settlers, but before they could enjoy an Industrial Age boom including rail for faster freight movement, they would endure route changes, bankruptcies, and land-rights issues. As Fannin, Polk, and surrounding counties neared the 20th century, the long-anticipated railroad arrived, and with it prosperity. This is a photographic history of the copper miners, shop owners, homesteaders, and railroad workers who made these mountains their homes, often for many proud generations.
Author: Wilds L. Pierce, 3rd Publisher: ISBN: 9780578835938 Category : Languages : en Pages : 192
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In 1996, Wilds Lovick Pierce II, owner of the Georgia Northeastern Railroad, and local supporters had a vision for a return of passenger rail travel in North Georgia. The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway became a reality and carried its first passengers in 1998. Since then, over a millions passengers have experienced the joys of train travel through the mountains. The story of the scenic railway's inceptions and early days with volunteer staff provides an enjoyable read.
Author: Steve Procko Publisher: ISBN: 9781737283409 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Rebel Correspondent by Steve Procko is the true story of a young man who joined the Confederate army just days after his eighteenth birthday and served bravely for over two-and-a-half years until the war ended. Wounded twice, he emerged a changed person. But he wasn't just a returning veteran; he was also a writer. Thirty-six years later, he would tell the world about his experiences.At the beginning of the 20th century, Arba F. Shaw was a fifty-seven-year-old farmer and local writer for the Walker County Messenger, a weekly northwest Georgia newspaper published in the town of LaFayette. Shaw would become the Rebel Correspondent when on a chilly December day in 1901, he began putting pen to paper with the account of his memories as a Rebel private in the 4th Georgia Cavalry (Avery), CSA. He completed writing his account in February 1902. When finished, he had scratched out over 40,000 words. His local newspaper, The Walker County Messenger, published his account in a series of over 50 articles from 1901 to 1903. Then it was all but forgotten.Twenty years before Arba Shaw put pen to paper, another soldier, the 1st Tennessee's Infantry Regiment's Samuel Rush Watkins (1839-1901) wrote his account of his experiences in the Civil War. The Columbian Herald newspaper in Columbia, Tennessee, serialized Watkins' writings from 1881 to 1882, then published the account as a critically acclaimed book, Co. Aytch: Maury Grays First Tennessee Regiment or A Side Show of the Big Show, in late 1882. They predominately featured Watkins' eyewitness accounts in Ken Burns PBS documentary on the Civil War.Rebel Correspondent presents Arba F. Shaw's account word-for-word, as first published in the Walker County Messenger almost 120 years ago. Procko annotates Shaw's account with in-depth research, verifying it and uncovering the back story of his life and the lives of his Rebel comrades. Procko's research offers a historical perspective on the many places and events Shaw so richly described.
Author: Kimberly Grell Publisher: Kimberly Grell ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 212
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This Blue Ridge Mountain series is not your typical romance. Romances tend to be about the relationship while this series is about the journey TO the relationship. Each story follows characters in different forms of loss. One is financial loss, another is declining health and the other is the loss of livelihood. The bonus story, The Atlanta Heiress, is a mystery waiting to be solved!
Author: Janice McDonald Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 0762775955 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 319
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Need a day away to relax, refresh, renew? Just get in your car and go! This first edition of Day Trips from Atlanta is your guide to hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover in your own backyard. With full trip-planning information and tips on where to eat, shop, and stop along the way, you can make the most of your time off and rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip. Explore places you never knew existed, many free of charge, and most within a two-hour drive of Atlanta. Discover Georgia’s peaks and valleys: Scenic little towns, majestic mountains, lakes, waterfalls, and rivers are not far from the city. Turn up the volume: Head to Athens where an incredible mixture of Victorian architecture and beautiful gardens is juxtaposed against a trendy downtown with hip shops and galleries and a vibrant music scene.Soak up some history: Spend a day in one of Georgia’s historic towns––you’ll be charmed by both the towns and the people who live there.
Author: Robert C. Jones Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467137774 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 160
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Before the start of the Civil War, Georgia had ten railroads, five of which figured significantly in General William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea. The number of rail lines in the state ballooned after the war. Many were founded by individual entrepreneurs like Henry Plant and Thomas Clyde, while the biggest railroad of them all (Southern Railway) was created out of whole cloth by New York financier J.P. Morgan. At the close of the nineteenth century, consolidation was already in process, and by the end of the next century, only three significant railroads remained in Georgia. Author and historian Robert C. Jones examines Georgia's rail history over the past two centuries and today.
Author: David B. Jenkins Publisher: The Countryman Press ISBN: 1581575416 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 304
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A road guide to the Peach State Georgia’s varying but always lovely landscapes have long made its roads some of the most well-travelled and much-loved in the country. Backroads & Byways of Georgia offers twenty-five of the best short and long rides the state has to offer. Take a ride down through historic Savannah and the Atlantic Coastal Plain in the south, or cruise along the Appalachians in the northwest, or catch sight of the sublime Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia’s northeast. At the intersection of so much geographical diversity, Georgia makes a remarkable driver’s getaway, always with something new to discover—whether you’re looking to get lost in its abundant natural beauty or experience the cityscapes of Atlanta or Columbus. As with all of our Backroads & Byways titles, this book equips you with itineraries appropriate for visits of differing durations and in different seasons, tips for comfortable accommodations, great food, and good shopping too.
Author: Melissa Beck
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