Bowersville
Politics
Avalon, Georgia
The village of Avalon is hard to distinguish from nearby Martin, Georgia, today, but it was once a settlement unto itself. The two communities are less than a mile and a half apart. Richard Dempsey Yow (1844-1899) founded the community in 1880, when a post office named Avalon was opened, though most sources date the […]
New Harmony Methodist Church, Hart County
There is very little history to be found in regards to New Harmony Methodist Church. Our friends at Historic Rural Churches of Georgia date the structure to 1890, tentatively, but two local surveys I’ve consulted date it to 1870. Both dates are believable, since this style church was the most common in Georgia in the […]
Historic Farmstead, Circa 1920, Hart County
Driving through the bucolic countryside of Hart County, I came upon this farm near Bowersville. As I slowly passed each structure and took in the scope of the property, I realized what an amazing place it was. It has become rare to find this many structures still standing that were once the center of a […]
Three sheriffs races highlight runoff elections in northeast Georgia
Three sheriff’s races in northeast Georgia are headed to primary runoffs after Tuesday’s election did not settle on a candidate, while several other county offices in the region are also involved in runoffs. The sheriff’s races are in Elbert, Franklin and Morgan counties. There were no incumbent sheriffs running in any of these counties. ...
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