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Angling for Mythical Fish, Catching a Legendary Fisk Iron Mummy Casket
By Stephen Hammock, Archaeologist & Historian A Milledgeville, Georgia legend for at least 50 years was the one regarding what happened...

Stephen Hammock
Oct 20, 202314 min read


A Tale of Two Monumental Works of Art (or Bond vs. Lithgow-Smyser-Smith)
Written by Stephen Hammock Cemetery Photography by Ashley Quinn, MGPA Research Associate "It was the best of times, it was the worst of...

Stephen Hammock
Sep 9, 202315 min read


Dames Ferry on the Ocmulgee
By Stephen Hammock "You are the River, I am the Sea, You are the Earth, I am a Tree, My Roots run deep, your Spirit flows free -- Run...

Stephen Hammock
Jun 4, 202313 min read


Towaliga: Indian Place Names of Middle Georgia, Part 1
By Stephen Hammock The Towaliga River is a major tributary of the upper Ocmulgee River, flowing across several Middle Georgia counties -...

Stephen Hammock
Aug 5, 20224 min read


The Zachariah Lamar House & Milledgeville's Demolished, Endangered, & Relocated Historic Resources
It's not a hard concept to understand. Historic Preservation. It's like the saying "You can't know where you're headed until you know...

MGPA
Jun 23, 202210 min read


The Georgia Battalion: Middle Georgians at Refugio and Goliad in the Texas War of Independence
By Stephen Hammock While America as a whole may remember a few of the men who died at the Alamo (Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, William...

Stephen Hammock
May 17, 20225 min read


The Return of Old Clinton War Days
By Ashley Quinn The Old Clinton War Days is an annual event held by the Old Clinton Historical Society. This year was the 41st...

Ashley Quinn
May 16, 20221 min read


Linwood Cemetery
Located in Macon (Macon-Bibb County, Georgia), Linwood Cemetery is the city’s private African-American Cemetery. Linwood’s 13 acres...

MGPA
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Fort Hill Cemetery
Located in Macon (Macon-Bibb County, Georgia), Fort Hill Cemetery is a historically significant city cemetery as it is the oldest one in...

MGPA
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Bone Cemetery
Located in Georgia’s Old Capitol of Milledgeville (Baldwin County, Georgia), Bone Cemetery is a primarily African-American cemetery. It...

MGPA
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Cedar Lane - Central State Hospital Cemetery
Located in Georgia’s Old Capitol of Milledgeville (Baldwin County, Georgia), Cedar Lane is the burial ground for thousands of former...

MGPA
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Memory Hill - Milledgeville City Cemetery
Located in Georgia’s Old Capitol of Milledgeville (Baldwin County, Georgia), Memory Hill is a lovely and historically significant city...

MGPA
Mar 31, 20222 min read


Portraiture of Benjamin Hawkins
By Stephen Hammock Crawford and Taylor Counties are fortunate in having the remnants of the Creek Agency on either side of the Flint...

Stephen Hammock
Mar 23, 20223 min read


Southern Upland Folk Box Graves in Upson County
By Ashley Quinn It has been a full year since Middle Georgia Preservation Alliance began its Cemetery Assessment Survey. We have visited...

Ashley Quinn
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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