Middle Georgia

Oct 20, 202314 min read

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...

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Sep 9, 202315 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...

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Aug 5, 20224 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 -...

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Jun 23, 202210 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...

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May 17, 20225 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...

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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...

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Mar 23, 20223 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...

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