Moving Through Georgia

Alto- A sanitarium and a prison

Thanks to Stan Crump for suggesting an episode on the history of the Alto Tuberculosis Sanitarium, which later became Arrendale State Prison.  We discuss the fight against tuberculosis, syphilis, and crime.  We also go into a little detail on three women who faced the death penalty in Georgia.

 

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But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

DId people smoke pot during the Civil War?

Someone sent in the question and the answer might surprise you.  We also discuss the role of coffee in battle, and the bravery of those who poured it.

 

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Moonshiner’s stories Part One

The story of a shootout in Hall County between some moonshiners and government agents.  The whole thing gets complicated with some family connections, and ends with an interesting post-shootout career.

 

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But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

Moonshiner’s Stories Part Two

A short story about Tillman Justice in Towns County and the murder of his neighbor.

 

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Movie Censorship in Atlanta

From the thirties through the sixties, any movie in Atlanta had been screened and judged by a local film censor.  THis week we look at censorship in the movies and what exactly they didn't want people to see.

 

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Extra- Joe Brown’s Pikes

Governor Joe Brown had a plan to arm Georgians against a possible invasion- pikes.

 

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But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

Tama- Re

Extra- Nathaniel Greene

For the Fourth of July we go through the Revolutionary War career of Nathiel Greene, namesake of Greene County.  From Boston in 1776 to Savannah, Greene was involved in fighting the British even after Cornwallis hung up his spurs.

 

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But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

 

Two disasters- the Toccoa Falls Flood and the Gainesville tornados

In 1936 three tornados struck downtown Gainesville.  Forty years later a dam failure would flood Toccoa Falls College.  This week, two tragedies.

 

The Murder of M.C. Hunt

A story that I told in the live show- the tale of an 1895 murder in Banks County.  We go from crime to punishment.

 

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