Searching for Tara
As part of the year-long celebration of the 75th anniversary of the publication of Gone With the Wind, Sherri Smith Brown has put together the most comprehensive Margaret Mitchell
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Weird Georgia: Spontaneous Human Combustion, Part 2
Did the man or his story spontaneously combust? Cases of spontaneous human combustion are rare, but Georgia has a single alleged incident, this one of particular interest because
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Weird Georgia: Spontaneous Human Combustion, Part 1
Stop laughing.. SHC is a serious subject to many researchers, and certainly to every victim of what might be called a paranormal affliction, disease, or condition. Occasionally a
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Where to Eat in Griffin Poll Winner
Congratulations to 6th Street Pier in Griffin, winner of the Aug 2-9 Brown's Guides Poll, "Where to eat in Griffin, Georgia." Pictured are 6th Street Pier owner Dave Gilchrist and
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Weird Georgia: Georgia Oil Wells
We don’t have any. Here are tales of failed efforts to locate petroleum in Georgia. THAR’ SHE DON’T BLOW Many people have searched for oil in Georgia, but found precious
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Weird Georgia: A Dowser at Ocmulgee Mounds
Dr. Arthur Randolph Kelly, born in Texas in 1900, became one of America’s most respected archaeologists. After receiving a PhD In anthropology from Harvard in 1929 he was hired by
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Weird Georgia: Elvis After Life
Dr. Raymond A. Moody, Jr., came to prominence in the 1970s by relating life after death reports gleamed from patients who described their experiences after brief periods of death.
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Weird Georgia: Georgia Earthquakes
America was recently shocked by an earthquake in Virginia. What few remember is that Georgia was seriously affected by an earthquake that devastated Charleston, South Carolina. It
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Skipping Rocks at Sprewell Bluff
By SHERRI SMITH BROWN I reach for the rock. It is perfect. Flat. Rounded on the edges. Worn smooth by Mother Nature and Father Time. The weight feels right. I gaze out across the
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Isle of Hope Added
A detailed description for the Isle of Hope has been added to the Brown's Guides site. See the related listing below for all of the info.
