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Some of my Favorite Travel Articles Lum York Read my tribute to Hank Williams, the memories of Hank by one of the few remaining original Drifting Cowboys, Lum York. Published in England's leading Country Music Magazine, Country Music People. Click here for the article The Cherokee's Last Stand Throughout history, cases of man’s inhumanity to his fellow man abound. The German Holocaust is known and condemned by all. The United States is not free from guilt. The tragedy of "The Trail of Tears" cries for remembrance throughout the ages. Although not as well publicized as some other instances of genocide, the Cherokee Removal was American history’s ultimate betrayal. Before it ended, 4,000 Cherokee lay dead. An entire nation was dispersed never to be reunited again. One national American hero’s feet of clay were forever exposed and political hypocrisy and deceit reached an all time high. The tiny site of New Echota was the hub of it all. Read the rest of the article Double Barreled Fun and Food Athens is a double-barreled city. Like its famous Double-Barreled Cannon, Athens, Georgia is a city with two faces. Both of them lots of fun for visitors. If you’re planning a vacation packed with wild nightlife, Athens is the place. If you’re looking for culture and natural beauty, Athens is the place. If you’re looking for a vibrant youthful city, Athens is the place. If you are looking for a rich historical legacy, Athens is the place. No matter what you want in a vacation, you will enjoy Athens. Read the rest of the article
The Mound Builders of Macon Southern RV Traveler September 8, 2004 T his article can also be found at Woodall's site: https://www.woodalls.com/regpubs/southern/output.cfm?id=868591&issueid=0When the explorer and naturalist William Bartram first encountered them in the 1770s, he described them as “wonderful remains of the power and grandeur of the ancients in this part of America.” He was speaking of the Ocmulgee Mounds near Macon, Georgia. The wonder that these unique structures elicited in William Bartram is still there for us to observe. They have been standing as a silent sentinel, guarding the mysteries of the Early Mississippian Period people who built them. We can visit and marvel at the power and natural beauty of the mounds. Beneath the apparent simplicity, scientists sense that these early builders had an elaborate and complicated society. Read the rest of the article
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article can also be found at Woodall's site: https://www.woodalls.com/regpubs/southern/output.cfm?id=885187&issueid=0
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