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Georgia Civil War Heritage
Trails - Events
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Victorian Mourning Tours - 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 to Exit #233, south on Jonesboro Road
approximately 4 miles.
Turn left on College
Street, cross railroad tracks, and
immediately turn right on
McDonough Street.
Turn left on Carriage Lane to front gate.
770-473-0197,
www.historicaljonesboro.org.
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New Manchester History Hike -
Saturdays, August 7, 14, 21 & 28, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon,
Sweetwater
Creek State
Park,
1750 Mount Vernon Road, Lithia Springs.
This easy-to-moderate mile-long hike will lead us to the
impressive ruins of the Civil War-era New Manchester textile mill,
focusing on the history of Sweetwater Creek valley.
Other highlights of this tour will include seeing the lovely
whitewater rapids. Great
photo opportunities!
Admission: $2.00 to $3.00 per person, plus $5.00 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 14, 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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“Ruins to Rapids” Full Moon Hike - Wednesday, August 25, 8:00 to
10:00 pm, Sweetwater
Creek 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: $5.00 per person, plus $5.00 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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