A number of years ago, you frequently heard the phrase “Two Georgias.” Those comments have faded because, I suppose, the Atlanta crowd think that they have won and now represent all of the state. That is not the case.
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Do you remember “The Nancy Hanks?” The Nancy Hanks was an intrastate passenger train owned by the Central of Georgia Railroad that used to run between Atlanta and Savannah with a stop in Macon. It was named for a race horse which had been named for Abraham Lincoln’s mother. The train left Savannah at seven o’clock each morning for the six-hour run to Atlanta and made the return trip at six o’clock each night.
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People often ask me how I think of things to write about in this column. That has never been a problem. Usually I have too many things on my mind and I have to choose one of them and ignore the rest.
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Georgia was still a young colony when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Founded in 1733 in Savannah, she was only 43 years old at the time. The number of native-born Georgians was small. That is why none of the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia were natives.
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Do you remember when a Coke cost five cents? I was a “pre teen” at the time. Coke announced that the price of a bottle was going from a nickel to six cents and everybody was in an uproar about it!
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Recently, while doing an inventory of the things left behind by my parents, I found a bundle of old letters. I was happy to discover that they were letters my parents exchanged during their courtship. They verified many of the stories my mother told about that era.
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I was an 11-year-old fifth grade student at University Demonstration School in Athens. She was a 21-year-old student teacher assigned to my class. She was my first big love!
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George Washington warned us that party politics would be damaging to our republic, but we chose to ignore him. Now we are cursed with two powerful political parties that are tearing this nation apart. What should we do now? I think we ought to take the power out of political parties by taking the profit out of politics.
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Madison County is blessed with a number of streams and rivers capable of powering small mills. You will find communities throughout the county with the term “mill” in their names.Spratlin Mill Road, Watson’s Mill State Park and Seagraves Mill are examples.
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