Photo: E. Lane Gresham © 2021 Arrows now point to milestones on the history timeline for Clarkesville and the United States. Clarkesville BSA Troop No. 5 member Joseph McGahee, a Tallulah Falls School freshman, led the research and development for an Eagle Scout project featuring a hemlock tree slice on display at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery. The …
Chamber hosts unveiling event at Old Clarkesville Cemetery
Beneath a smiling midday sun shining down from the high blue skies of autumn, an enthusiastic crowd gathered to honor one young man’s commitment to documenting community history.
History among the Hemlocks canceled for 2020
The History Among the Hemlocks event is canceled for 2020. Members of the Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. Board of Directors look forward to sharing the stories of the Old Clarkesville Cemetery in the fall of 2021.There are plans for other special events in the works that we look forward to sharing soon.Thank you for …
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Scout documents history at Old Clarkesville Cemetery
“I wanted to take this project and be able to show the beauty of Georgia's old hemlocks and to show the age of these trees." – Joseph McGahee
Boys Scouts dig in at Old Clarkesville Cemetery project
Members from Boy Scouts Troop No. 5 in Clarkesville work on landscaping projects at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery on March 23. Shown, from left, are Joseph McGahee and Cameron Mote. The community keeps showing up to help at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery. Boy Scout Troop No. 5 of Clarkesville was the most recent group to …
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