It's been a long time in development, but visitors to the Old Clarkesville Cemetery will soon have a new tool to learn more about early residents of Clarkesville who sleep beneath the shade of native Hemlocks. Built through the Stqry platform, the 12-stop walking tour features a combination of images, stories, and a few audio …
History among the Hemlocks – A Spirited Stroll through the Old Clarkesville Cemetery
This fall, a live-action version of long-buried history is being resurrected at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery. This repeat event hosted by the Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. board of directors invites visitors into the historic cemetery to learn more about four individuals who sleep beneath the towering native trees. History among the Hemlocks: A Spirited …
Local DAR donates speciality map to Old Clarkesville Cemetery
Shown, top row, from left, are Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. board members Anne Short, Polly Earle, Kathy Walker; front row, from left HCCP, Inc. Chair Barrie Aycock, HCCP, Inc. member E. Lane Gresham and Tomochichi Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Regent Cindy Grace. Maps guide us to …
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‘The meanest man alive’ – the story of Moses Harshaw
The stories are too many and too horrific to be untrue. Moses Harshaw [1794-1858], known as the meanest man alive, is one of those individuals who didn’t make life better for those in his orbit. One of the earliest white settlers to Habersham County, Harshaw migrated with his family from Burke County, North Carolina, in1822. Settling in …
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Full circle – the story of Joseph S. Parker
Photo: E. Lane Gresham © 2021 Photo: E. Lane Gresham © 2021Images of bath house, information, Reflections of Northeast Georgia, copyright 1997, by Barbara Whipple.Images of bath house, information, Reflections of Northeast Georgia, copyright 1997, by Barbara Whipple. Joseph S. Parker, [1858-1925] was a Clarkesville businessman. In the 1870 census 12-year-old Joseph and 11-year-old Faire were listed …
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