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The Mysterious Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia

Some believe the Fort Mountain Stone Wall, located in Northern Georgia at Fort Mountain State Park, is proof that the mysterious Moon-Eyed people did, in fact, occupy Appalachia long before the arrival of the Cherokee. The Moon-Eyed people were a group of short, bearded, white-skinned individuals whose eyes were sensitive to light, making it difficult…

The Camp Creek Rail Tragedy

On June 23, 1900, Southern Railway’s No. 7 train came bustling down the tracks, just south of Atlanta, Georgia, toward the Camp Creek trestle. The train had recently left Macon, Georgia, early that evening, but by the time the train reached McDonough just before 10 p.m., the weather had worsened. Passengers onboard began to complain…

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