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September Is Filled with Memorable History
First, thanks to all who participated either in preparing or presenting and also to the 85 or so folks who attended the Dade Historical...
Donna M. Street
Sep 10, 20193 min read
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Under the Ground in Dade--Now and Long Ago
As you read this article, The Dade County Historical Society is preparing a program for the public about caves in Dade County. This...
Donna M. Street
Sep 2, 20194 min read
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Cave Symposium Speaker Marion Smith: Caver, Historian and Worthy of Notice
(Photo of Marion Smith by Bruce Morgan) On Thursday evening, Sept. 5, the Dade County Historical Society is presenting a program which we...
Joy B. Odom
Aug 26, 20193 min read
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Meet Author John R. Scales, Gen. Bedford Forrest Chronicler, at Military Park
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.-- In partnership with the National Park Service, Eastern National would like to invite you to meet author John R....
Press Release
Aug 19, 20192 min read
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Learn More about the Caves in Dade County on Sept. 5
Let’s recap the activities of the year for the Historical Society. We tried for two months to host the hike into the Coke Ovens in the...
Donna M. Street
Aug 19, 20192 min read
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"En Route to Cottondom" Walking Tour at Military Park: The Domestic Slave Trade through Ch
On Saturday August 17, at 10 a.m., Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will provide a free 90-minute, 1.2-mile walking...
Press Release
Aug 12, 20191 min read
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Almost Bigger Than Life
In previous articles, I have told the stories of two of the Dade Countians we celebrated at this year’s Dade Historical Society Cemetery...
Joy Odum
Aug 5, 20195 min read
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George Szymanski: American, Immigrant, Builder, Architect and Naturalized Citizen
Most of the time when doing any kind of writing project, you find information that is not pertinent to the actual project but is related...
Donna Street
Jul 29, 20193 min read
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Alexander B. Hanna, First Postmaster of Rising Fawn
Many of us in Dade County have heard the legend about Rising Fawn getting its name from an Indian of the same name, but how many know...
Linda Hawkins Wilson
Jul 9, 20195 min read
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Officer Down: The Untimely Death of Dr. James Russell Brock
The Atlanta Federal Penitentiary is a massive and imposing structure located on the southeast side of the city of Atlanta. It was built...
Joy Tucker Odom
Jul 2, 20196 min read
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“The First Sunday in June”: A Time for Honoring our Past
We are nearing the end of what I call “Cemetery Season.” That is, the season for what we Southerners know as Decoration Day for any...
Donna M. Street
Jun 24, 20194 min read
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A Mysterious Death and Burial
In mid-December of 1869, a well-dressed gentleman boarded a train somewhere in Lookout Valley and headed toward Lynchburg, Virginia. He...
Joy Tucker Odom
Jun 17, 20194 min read
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Founding Families of Dade County
Once the Cherokee Indians were removed from northwest Georgia, newcomers began arriving in large numbers to settle the vacated lands....
Joy Tucker Odom
May 13, 20195 min read
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Brock Morrison Cemetery Walk This Saturday, May 18
The Dade County Historical Society will host the second annual Cemetery Walk on Saturday, May 18. The featured cemetery will be the Brock...
Donna M. Street
May 13, 20192 min read
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Remembering the Rumley Zoo and the Georgia Hillbilly
For today, we are going back to an article from The Dade County Times, July 21, 1955. This was a time when there was no interstate and...
Donna Street/Myrna McMahan
May 6, 20196 min read
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Tales and Secrets of the Brock-Morrison Cemetery—May 18
The Dade County Historical Society Cemetery Walk is just a couple of weeks away. We will feature the Brock Cemetery this year. The event...
Donna M. Street
Apr 30, 20195 min read
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Cave Series 2019, Article 4: Ron Aycock Interview
April—it is filled with flowers, showers, sometimes Easter (like this year), but also cool mornings and hot afternoons. It brings to mind...
Donna M. Street
Apr 15, 20195 min read
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Brocks and Morrisons and Mark Twain’s Role Model: Cemetery Walk is May 18
“What have you been doing since you retired?" This question is often posed to my fellow members of the Historical Society and me. Here is...
Donna M. Street
Apr 8, 20193 min read
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Chickamauga Series: The Ambassador of Chickamauga
Three days after the end of the battle of Chickamauga, a man on a mission arrived on the scene. His name was Mark Thrash and he was a...
Joy Tucker Odom
Apr 2, 20195 min read
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Hikers Enjoyed Almost Perfect Day in Ruins of Dade’s Lost City
Photo of coke oven interior by Charissa Skillern Scamehorn. Photo below of creek by Laura Cureton Cross. Patience is a virtue. Patience...
Donna M. Street
Mar 27, 20194 min read
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