Long before European settlers arrived, the area was inhabited by Indigenous peoples, most notably the Cherokee.
Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, nestled in the scenic foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in White County, is a region steeped in history, folklore, and natural beauty. Long before European settlers arrived, the area was inhabited by Indigenous peoples, most notably the Cherokee.
No aliens here! This Roswell has a rich agricultural and textile history.
Roswell, Georgia, situated in northern Fulton County, is a city rich in history and cultural heritage. Established in the 1830s by Roswell King, who envisioned a manufacturing hub powered by the waters of Vickery Creek, Roswell quickly became a center for the textile industry in the Southern United States.
There are over 3,390 varieties of cicadas around the world.
This page was last updated on Photo of West Point Cicada added 05/05/2024
Section at bottom on Cicada Killer Wasps added 05/05/2024
Cicadas are fascinating insects known for their distinct buzzing and clicking sounds, which fill the air during the warmer months in many parts of the world. Belonging to the order Hemiptera, cicadas are part of the superfamily Cicadoidea.
The Cicada photo above was taken by me at West Point Lake, Lagrange, Georgia 05/02/2024 -The nearly dead bodies were raining down on the cabin deck where we were staying. The Cicada buzzing was the loudest we’d ever heard. West Point Lake, which is located in Troup and Harris counties, is a man-made reservoir located mostly in west-central Georgia on the Chattahoochee River and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Continue reading “Cicadas”No Rock Quarry! Well, maybe.
I was driving through Carroll County[1], Georgia the other day and saw this sign. On previous trips, a multitude of houses was displaying “No Rock Quarry” signs. I have finally decided to see just what is going on in this county.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers West Point Lake is on the Chattahoochee River just north of West Point, Georgia. It stretches 35 miles and at full pool is 25,900 acres. Authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1962, work started on the lake in December 1965 and the impoundment began in October 1974. With the exception of special situations, like a drought, the water is kept between 633 MSL (mean sea level – an average level of the surface of one or more of Earth’s bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured) and 635 MSL. The county seat of Troup, Lagrange, Georgia, just off I-85,. where I-185 heads south to Columbus, is 60 miles southwest of Atlanta and the closest major city to the lake.
