Georgia Curiosities, 2nd; Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

by William Schemmel

ISBN13:
9780762741106
ISBN10:
0762741104
Edition: 2nd
Format: Trade Paper
Copyright: 2007-01-01
Publisher: Globe Pequot
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Summary

Georgia Curiosities is your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Peach State has to offer. Decatur resident William Schemmel has combed Georgia for one-of-a-kind gems that make his home state truly unique. Whether you were born and raised in Georgia or are a recent transplant, William Schemmel's home-grown humour will have you laughing out loud as he introduces you to the neighbours you never knew you had and takes you to places you never knew existed - right in your own backyard. So sit back in your easy chair, put up your feet, and get ready for a road trip you'll never forget.

Author Biography

Decatur, Georgia, resident William Schemmel is a full-time freelance writer and photographer whose work appears regularly in newspapers, magazines, and guidebooks. This nice guy is also author of Georgia Off the Beaten Path.

Introduction	p. x
Northeast Georgia	p. 1
Southwest Georgia	p. 53
Metro Atlanta	p. 97
Middle Georgia	p. 139
Northwest Georgia	p. 181
Southeast Georgia	p. 209
Coastal Georgia	p. 237
Index	p. 265
About the Author	p. 271
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THE OLD GAOL, Greensboro's Bastille
If Greene Countians ever decided to reenact the French Revolution, they could start by sacking the Greensboro "Gaol." Whether it was really modeled after the notorious Parisian Bastille, as some declare, the fortress is one scary-looking place. Completed in 1807, its grim granite walls two-feet thick, with small barred windows and a crenelated roof line, were intended to warn citizens to stay on the straight and narrow. Those who faltered were imprisoned in medieval dungeons wet, dark and cold. Those paying the ultimate price for their sins were dropped, with a noose around their necks, through a second floor trap door. With no civil libertarians to adjudicate for comfier facilities, poor wretches moldered in the gloomy garrison until 1895. The Old Gaol is on East Greene Street, behind the courthouse. If you'd like to serve a brief sentence, call 706-453-7592 for an appointment.

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