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Georgia Civil War Heritage
Trails - Events
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Romantic Memories of Yesterday - Mondays through Saturdays, August 1
through 31, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm,
Stately Oaks Plantation,
100 Carriage Lane, Jonesboro.
Learn the customs, superstitions and rituals of the 1800s at
this antebellum plantation home.
House is draped in black reflecting a family in mourning.
Admission: Adults $12.00, Seniors $9.00, Children $6.00.
Directions: I-75, Exit 233, south 4 miles to
Jonesboro.
770-473-0197,
www.historicaljonesboro.org.
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“Ruins to Rapids” Full Moon Hike - Wednesday, August 5, 8:00 to 10:00 pm,
Sweetwater
State Park,
1750 Mount Vernon Road, Lithia Springs.
This 1-1/2 mile guided hike is moderately difficult.
It visits the Civil War era textile mill ruins of New
Manchester and follows the lovely rapids (up to class IV) of
Sweetwater Creek. The hike
will continue if overcast but will be cancelled if raining.
Bring a flashlight and sturdy
shoes. Admission: $1.00
to $2.00 per person, plus $3.00 parking.
Directions: Take I-20
west of Atlanta to Exit
#44 (Thornton Road),
turn south and go 1/4 mile.
Turn right on Blairs Bridge Road,
go 2 miles and turn left on Mount Vernon
Road.
770-732-5871,
http://gastateparks.org/info/sweetwater/.
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Kennesaw Mountain Trails Workday - Saturday, August 8, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm,
Kennesaw
Mountain National
Battlefield Park.
The Kennesaw Mountain Trail Club helps maintain the trails at
Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield
Park.
There are no membership requirements other than a willingness
to work. Trail building
experience not necessary.
Meet at the park maintenance area behind the
Visitor
Center.
The Park provides all necessary tools and safety equipment.
770-427-4686,
www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm.
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Guided Battlefield Tour
- Saturday, August 15, 10:00 am,
Pickett’s Mill Battlefield State Historic Site,
4432 Mount Tabor Church Road,
near Dallas.
Ranger led tour of one of the best preserved Civil War
battlefields in the nation.
Admission: $2.75 to $4.00.
Directions: Five miles
northeast of
Dallas
off GA Hwy. 381 on Mount Tabor Church Road,
accessed by Dallas-Acworth Road
or Due West Road,
or follow the Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails® roadway “trailblazer” signs from the
New Hope community.
From I-20 take Exit #44 (Thornton
Road).
770-443-7850,
http://gastateparks.org/info/picketts/.
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Back to School, 19th Century Style - Saturday, August 15, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, The Cannonball House, 856
Mulberry Street, downtown Macon.
The “school master”
and his “students” will demonstrate what school was like for
children during and near the Civil War years.
The lunch pail will be filled with delicacies to eat!
Admission: Adults $6.00, Seniors & Military $5.00, Children
(age 6+) $2.00.
478-745-5982,
www.cannonballhouse.org/.
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Fort Jackson Auction - Saturday, August 29, Old Fort Jackson, east
of downtown Savannah.
Join us for this annual fundraiser at 201-year-old Old Fort
Jackson, a National Historic Landmark, featuring boiled shrimp and
slow-cooked barbeque, thousands of donated items, music, kids’
activities and more.
Fort
Jackson
was a headquarters for Confederate military forces in the
Savannah area. Ticket required.
Directions: East from downtown
Savannah
via
Bay Street
and
President Street
to
Woodcock Road.
Turn left and follow signs to
Fort
Jackson.
912-232-3945,
www.chsgeorgia.org.
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