Gaddistown, Georgia is a small settlement in Union County, not far from the town of Suches. Still considered rural, it was a specifically agrarian area during the mid-twentieth century, with many farms, a church, and a combination general store and post office. A man named Warren Bennefield (last name changed) owned a great deal of property in and around Gaddistown, … [Read more...] about The Haunting of the Bennefield House
Aunt Dot’s Fateful Premonition
It’s an easy venture to say that most people hold to some sort of superstitious belief; and it’s factual to say that most people would profess some sort of faith in a creator or higher power. In modern society, however, the tendency to hold to superstition and faith as primary tenets of daily life has been supplanted by an increasing tendency to gravitate toward science, … [Read more...] about Aunt Dot’s Fateful Premonition
Goin’ To Ride
When I was a boy growing up in Talking Rock, Georgia, Pickens County was by no means a place of varied entertainment opportunities. A one-movie theater, undoubtedly unsafe rides at the annual Independence Day celebration, and a trip to the creek on sweltering summer days were about the most exciting options that existed. Thus, I (and most others) lived in a world of … [Read more...] about Goin’ To Ride
The Tragic 1938 Whitestone Flood
Normally docile, Talona Creek meanders from a convergence of several springs near Talona Mountain in Gilmer County, Georgia, through the Whitestone Valley, and past the Carns Mill community in Pickens County, eventually emptying into Talking Rock Creek, which flows on to Carters Lake. Throughout time, Talona Creek has been a stream that has witnessed Cherokee settlements, grist … [Read more...] about The Tragic 1938 Whitestone Flood
In Pursuit of a Legend’s Story: Celestine Sibley
Some of my earliest memories encompass my love for reading and its value instilled within me by my grandmother, grandfather, and uncle. As a teen, isolated in Georgia’s northern mountains, of particular interest to me was my grandfather’s daily copy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It connected me to the outside world, aiding me in forming my own regional, national, … [Read more...] about In Pursuit of a Legend’s Story: Celestine Sibley
