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Survey shows increased use of Twitter, Facebook by state DOTs
Results of a new survey show that a growing number of state transportation departments (DOTs) are communicating critical news and information with travelers using Twitter, Facebook and other social media. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) survey of 32 state DOTs finds that 26 states (or 81 percent) are now using Twitter to communicate with travelers when major traffic incidents or severe weather such as snow storms, hurricanes and tornadoes force
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The ‘Niagara of the South’
TALLULAH FALLS, Ga. — Starting in the 1880s, Tallulah Gorge and the surrounding waterfalls gained notoriety as a tourist attraction. Hotels and related businesses soon sprang up in the area around the gorge, and the Tallulah Falls Railway shuttled tourists to see the two-mile-long, 1,000-foot tall gorge and the “Niagara of the South,” as the falls were known. In the 1880s, a tightrope walker named Professor Leon crossed the gorge — a publicity stunt for a nearby
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Remembering Gen. James B. McPherson
ATLANTA — Interstate 20 roars in the background, but McPherson Avenue is otherwise a quiet road. It’s hard to imagine what this land was like 145 years ago — completely undeveloped and ravaged by war. Commercial and residential development has replaced trenches and battlefields over time, but at the intersection of McPherson and Monument avenues stands a reminder of the war that once raged here. On July 22, 1864, during the battle of Atlanta, Union Gen. James
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What’s with the rocket on the side of the road?
CORDELE, Ga. — A Cold War-era rocket on the side of the interstate isn’t an everyday occurrence. But, that’s what makes it worth the visit. “That was the very point. It’s a unique and unusual landmark for Cordele and Crisp County,” The Cordele Dispatch in 2008 quoted John Pate as saying. As president of the Cordele Rotary Club, Pate pushed to acquire the Titan I missile that stands along Interstate 75. The missile was acquired from
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The day Union troops destroyed the mill
ROSWELL, Ga. — Gen. William T. Sherman is not a revered man in Georgia, to say the least. And the fate of the Roswell Mill during 1864 doesn’t do much to build his case for popularity among southerners. In the decades leading up to the Civil War, Roswell King built a cotton mill along the banks of the Vickery Creek on land he bought from the Cherokee Indians. The Roswell Manufacturing Co. was in operation by
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King Cotton’s story on display in Augusta Cotton Exchange
AUGUSTA, Ga. — During the latter half of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century, cotton was indeed king here in Augusta. In fact, in its prime, Augusta was the “second largest inland cotton market in the world,” according to the National Park Service, following only Memphis. Nowhere is that more apparent that at the Cotton Exchange building at 8th and Reynolds streets. Built in the mid 1880s and designed by Enoch William
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A one-stop guide to Marietta, Ga., the Gem City of the South
MARIETTA, Ga. — The Gem City of the South is steeped in history. Located about 20 miles north of Atlanta, the city is one of Metro Atlanta’s largest suburbs. Like so many other North Georgia cities, Marietta unwillingly played host to William T. Sherman during 1864. But that only helped to shape the city into what it is today. Places to see The Kennesaw House: The one-time cotton warehouse and former hotel is one of the