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Latitude: 31.158777 -- Longitude: -81.489252
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Brunswick is a city in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh counties of Georgia. Scenes from the films Conrack, The Longest Yard, & The View From Pompey's Head were filmed in Brunswick. As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 15,600 people, 6,085 households, and 3,681 families residing in the city. The population density was 349.8/km² (906/mi²). There were 6,952 housing units at an average density of 155.9/km² (403.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 36.41% White, 59.81% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population. Brunswick is located at 31°9'32?N, 81°29'21?W (31.158777, -81.489252)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 65.2 km² (25.2 mi²). -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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Brunswick is a city in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh counties of Georgia. Scenes from the films Conrack, The Longest Yard, & The View From Pompey's Head were filmed in Brunswick. As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 15,600 people, 6,085 households, and 3,681 families residing in the city. The population density was 349.8/km² (906/mi²). There were 6,952 housing units at an average density of 155.9/km² (403.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 36.41% White, 59.81% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population. Brunswick is located at 31°9'32?N, 81°29'21?W (31.158777, -81.489252)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 65.2 km² (25.2 mi²). -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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Georgia 2000 Census Population Profile Map| Brunswick | Georgia | United States | |
| Population | 15,600 | 8,186,453 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 34.8 | 33.4 | 35.3 |
| Median age for Male | 31.6 | 32.1 | 34 |
| Median age for Female | 37.4 | 34.6 | 36.5 |
| Households | 6,085 | 3,006,369 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 14,940 | 7,952,631 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 2.46 | 2.65 | 2.59 |
| Families | 3,682 | 2,111,647 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 3.13 | 3.14 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 6,952 | 3,281,737 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 6,085 | 3,006,369 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 867 | 275,368 | 10,424,540 |
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Career-switchers undaunted by setbacks
12/15/2011
In the wake of layoffs, long spells of unemployment and other career upheavals, more workers are discovering that taking a new direction might just be the first step in a series of career changes. Today, a few years into this economic downturn, career reinvention isn't just about finding a new path. It's about trying a path, and then trying another.
Playboy magazine to shift from Chicago to California
12/15/2011
CHICAGO — After more than a half-century as a Chicago-based institution, Playboy magazine is packing up for the West Coast. Executives confirmed Tuesday that the magazine's editorial, art and photo departments will be based out of the company's Los Angeles office by May of next year.
Holidays are often best time to land a job
12/15/2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For weary job seekers, the holidays can seem like the perfect time to pull up the covers and retreat until January.
Congress is stymied, as usual, on year-end must-do list
12/15/2011
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and a bitterly divided Congress have 18 days to figure out whether to continue a Social Security payroll tax cut, avoid a huge drop in Medicare payments to doctors and maintain many unemployment benefits.
With U.S. awash in dollar coins, Obama to cut production
12/15/2011
WASHINGTON — The federal government has too much money on its hands.
Buyers can build homes for less in 2011
12/15/2011
New homes cost less to build this year than in 2009, according to a national survey, and local builders say that some lower construction costs and smaller profit margins are making homes more affordable for buyers, who are slowly starting to make the decision to build.
Malaysian company says Miami casino won't be largest in the world
12/15/2011
The Malaysian company pushing for a massive resort on the Miami waterfront said Monday it does not want to put the world’s largest casino there, calling that idea a “myth.”
Appalachia Grill
12/15/2011
The husband wanted to try a spot new to us……Appalachia Grill. I’m always game for a restaurant adventure so off we went.
It was fantastic!
Appalachia Grill is located on Steve Tate Road in Marble Hill, Georgia….right outside the gate for Big Canoe. It would be easy to miss as you speed along the road as it sits back from the road in a nice stand of hardwood trees.
I ended up having the Sausage Omelet with peppers and goat cheese. My husband had the Crab Cake Eggs Benedict. We had sides of fried potatoes and grits.
These items aren’t on the regular menu but were available that day for brunch. You can find the menu at the main website here.
One important thing….if you go on Sunday and you want a glass of wine with your meal take your own bottle. Appalachia Grill is located in a dry county.
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12/15/2011
*a really great area for waiting on those busy nights that includes a bar big enough to eat at if you so desire…..the bar at Rays on the River comes to mind or Stoney River Steaks at Cumberland.
*something magically appears on the table for me to munch on the minute I’m seated…….Ted’s Montana Grill has marinated cucumber slices……Mexican restaurants provide chips and salsa……even Carrabbas has the sinful bread and olive oil with spices for dipping.
*the salad course includes honest to goodness homemade croutons…..NO commercial chunks of goodness from a cardboard box, please, or I will promptly tell my waitperson their croutons suck. Most of the higher-end places understand this…..sadly, after George McKerrow, Jr. sold his Longhorn’s chain they changed their croutons, and the salads have just been ho-hum ever since.
*this one is a given but of course the place has to deliver on the food. It has to be prepared to perfection or close to it.
and the most important must-have……..
*ambiance, ambiance, ambiance……some sort of gimmick like great décor, a location along an old main street or inside an old storefront. Perhaps there is fantastic patio to sit at outdoors or the grounds surrounding the restaurant are attractive. Papadeaux in Marietta has a wonderful brick entry way and the views from the windows at the far end of the dining room are attractive. The Chart House along River Street in Savannah has the tugs and the cargo freighters moving up the river and even the dining room at the Resort at Brasstown Bald can only be described as rustic elegance with open beams and stacked stone fireplaces. The windows and wide porches provide a view of the setting sun over lovely grounds that just calm the soul.
Now a great restaurant in my book doesn’t have to achieve all of my benchmarks, but I sure do hope for one or two. This past Saturday night I visited a spot north of Atlanta that met ALL of my benchmarks.
Henry’s Louisiana Grill in Acworth, Georgia.
Recently Chef Henry won the People’s Platelist Contest by ABC’s Nightline, and now I understand why.
There is only one thing I can say…..Ooh La La!
Henry’s has a wonderful bar where my husband and I waited for a table. Even though the place was packed the wait didn’t take long and we soon had our table, however, I would have been just as happy to enjoy my meal sitting at the bar. While we waited Chef Henry Chandler, the owner and head chef, made his round talking to people. He’s known to refer to first-timers to his establishment as virgins.
No sooner had we reached our table a basket of sourdough bread and the best cornbread I’ve ever tasted magically appeared on our table.
From that point on our various courses were perfectly timed. We didn’t feel hurried, but we were never left without food for very long, and of course, Chef Henry made a second appearance at our table to bestow beads around my neck….a gift of welcome he provides all female customers with.
I instantly eyed the hushpuppies that were included in the appetizer section of the menu and was intrigued enough to order them. I’m glad I did, however, I have had delicious dreams of those wonderful bits of love flowing through my mind ever since. They were the most unbelievable bits of moistness I’ve ever tasted served up with remoulade sauce on the side.
Our ceasar salads were just enough for a salad course and yes…..the croutons were tasty.
Mr. Elementaryhistoryteacher ordered the Louisiana Ohh La La……..one of Chef Henry’s signature dishes that includes oysters, shrimp and crawfish flash fried and tossed with tasso, spinach, roasted garlic and Henry’s Cajun Cream Sauce. You can order the dish with just the shrimp, etc. but my husband opted for the whole thing. The dish is served over angel hair pasta or grits. The AJC has named this dish as one of the top 50 dishes to drive for, and they aren’t off the mark at all.
Finally, Henry’s Louisiana Grill does have the ambiance. It’s friendly, it’s loud, it’s comfortable, and it’s worth the drive.
Laissez les bon temps roulex……Let the good times roll!!!!!
12/15/2011
The festival includes musical performances, educational demonstrations, a flower show, and Georgia’s official state Fiddlers’ Convention.
We stopped by on Sunday and took a walk through the exhibits……and of course, we had a funnel cake.
Here are a few of the images from the festival:
The pottery booth.......I love to watch the wheel demonstration.
Ummm....this guy was kinda interesting. Look at his feet.....:)
Interesting crafts......I guess that's a good use of the old jugs found on any Georgia farm.
Lovely painted windows to hang on a porch or in a sunroom
The train was cute....complete with a real train whistle....
Hmmmm.......
I've never had a fair burger at the fair. I've always thought they were pretty good.
Authentic outbuildings dot the fairgrounds.....
Yes, that's a tree trunk table. They wanted $250 for it.
Wood splitting demonstration.
A bonafide country cabin....
The blacksmith demonstration
The old schoolhouse....
Of course, we had the ever predictable Elvis sighting.....
Yummy!
Elvis singing for the crowd....
Lovely views of the mountains from the fairgrounds.
12/15/2011
Now….in my defense I haven’t exactly been living in Canton over the last few months until just recently, but I was a little shocked to this
These are images of Hickory Log Creek dam in Canton, Georgia. It is one of the largest dams in the state at 950 feet wide and 180 feet high. The reservoir it creates covers 4 acres and holds six billion gallons of water…..The purpose of the dam is to provide an additional source of drinking water for citizens.
Hickory Log Creek is a tributary of Etowah River
Follow this link for additional pictures at the Atlanta Journal site.
12/15/2011
For over 70 years the Armory-Auditorium as it was formerly know was Atlanta’s premier event center for concerts, theater and opera events, professional wrestling, the old-time fiddlers’ convention among many others, and the Gone With the Wind ball held in 1939. The 179th field artillery drilled there and also stored their ammunition.
I found it most interesting that the very first event to be held at the Armory-Auditorium was a ‘possum dinner held for 500 in honor of President-elect William Howard Taft. Thereafter, the portion of the building where the dinner was held was called Taft Hall. More than likely it is the same portion of the Municipal Auditorium that survives today as Georgia State’s Alumni Hall.
My research indicates there was actually a committee for procuring the ‘possums for the Taft ‘possum dinner.
This site detailing certain historical events from Worth County history confirms the ‘possums were obtained free of charge from the plantation of Judge Frank Park
Telegrams that went back and forth tell the story:
Sylvester, Georgia, January 2, 1909 – E.C. Caverly and Mr. Wilkerson, ‘Possum Committee, Atlanta: Worth County asks the honor of being allowed to furnish free to the ‘possum and ‘tater supper, the one hundred fat ‘possums required. Answer promptly so we can unloose the ‘possum dogs.
and the answer:
Frank Park, Sylvester, Georgia: We accept with pleasure and gratitude your offer to furnish ‘possum and ‘taters. Unleash your discriminating ‘possum clogs. [I’m thinking clogs should be dogs, of course.]
The Worth County history also goes into detail regarding the ‘possums and what took place once they had been “gathered”.
The deed is done! The suspense is over! The slaughter of the innocents is accomplished! The largest and most varied collection of ‘possums ever accumulated in the ‘possum state of the South went to their fate Wednesday morning not exactly like the lambs to the slaughter because they were ‘possums; and a ‘possum is not like anything else under the sun, except another ‘possum, neither is there any other creature……
How the deed was done. The ‘possum grasped firmly by his rat-like tail, is flopped with some enthusiasm, upon the ground chin down. Across the nape of his neck, is placed a broom-stick, upon either end of which the executioner places a number 11 foot (the number is important) without delay (for the ‘possum does not take kindly to this procedure) the southern extremity of the animal is smartly elevated by means of that convenient handle, his tail, and - snick! It’s all over. Another ‘possum has been gathered to his father’s in the great beyond, where perennial persimmon trees flourish, and there is no happy hunting ground.
Levi Colbert, Annie Daniels and Mahala Bennett were sent from Judge Parker’s plantation to Atlanta to help with the food preparations at the Piedmont Hotel. Mr. Colbert was a consulting cook and apparently was an expert when it came to preparing ‘possum. His method was as follows:
Immediately after the execution, the ‘possums are plunged in boiling water to remove the hair, dressed and placed in a cold salt water bath for twelve hours “to kill de animal taste, and bring out de ‘possum taste,” says Levi. Then they are parboiled… after which they are baked with the time-honored sweet potatoes; being basted during this process with a special sauce prepared after a formula newly invented by Signor John Blocoki, chief cook at the Piedmont Hotel.
At article in the New York Times advised the menu also included Turtle Soup, Broiled Georgia Shad, spiced watermelon, Boiled Wild Turkey with Oyster Sauce, Quail en Casserole. One hundred gallons of persimmon beer made by Mrs. Watson of Richard Street was served at the dinner along with champagne and claret. This counters the Worth County history which advises they’ll be no champagne or other liquid from foreign vineyard-the Georgia Prohibition law forbids.
New Georgia Encyclopedia advises Georgia had statewide prohibition from 1908 until 1935, a period that began before and extended beyond national prohibition (1920-1933).
I guess at some point the law was overlooked for the special visitor. The New York Times advised Georgia was a Prohibition state but it was not a temperance event. I should add here persimmon beer is not intoxicating, but the New York paper advised champagne and claret was also served. Asa Candler, of the Chamber of Commerce and founder of the Coca-Cola Company acted as toastmaster.
Once the dinner was in full swing, the ‘possum was brought to Taft in a chafing dish. The New York Times advised, Five hundred eyes were on the President-elect as he lifted the top of the dish and gazed at the boast of Georgia. The best dish I have toasted in weeks, said he, and judging from his satisfaction the ‘possum will become a regular White House visitor.
I just have to wonder if ‘possum ever made it onto the White House menu….
You can find out more about Taft’s trip to Georgia in 1909 over at American Presidents where I published a few more details centered on the President-elect including a bit more on his trip to the peach….er……’possum state.
You can find images and more information regarding the Muncipal Auditorium at Atlanta Time Machine here, here and here.
This website states: Typical of the era, its exterior was visually and structural divided into three parts--a two-story base, a 12-story shaft and a three-story capital with large overhanging cornice. The interior of the Candler Building featured special floors designed for use by doctors, dentists, and surgeons; a banking hall; six passenger elevators which were "at all times under the charge of a thoroughly competent engineer"; a barbershop; and what were said to be the "finest baths in America," located in the first basement of the building. Duplicate air-cooling and electric systems were installed to reduce the chance of a total systems failure, and a building-wide "vacuum air-cleaning device" was installed. The triangular building had entrances on all three sides; the largest and most elaborate of these was on the Houston Street side and provided access to the Central Bank and Trust Corporation, which Candler organized in 1906 to occupy the lobby floor of his new skyscraper.
The interior of the building is full of marble, brass, Tiffany glass, and mahogany. In fact, the elevator cabs boast some exceptional mahogany carvings and can be seen in this video:
The Candler Building website contains some great past-present pictures of the building and surrounding neighborhood here, and this website has more images as well.
Another building in the Beaux-Arts style found in Atlanta is the Old Federal Post Office built by James Knox Taylor. Today this building is used as the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. You can find out more about the building here.
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The 1990 Guinness Book of Records calls the Crypt of Civilization the first successful implementation of the modern time capsule.
The Crypt page at the Oglethorpe University webpage can be found here.
The contents of the crypt include items donated from King Gustav V of Sweden, classical works such as the Bible, the Koran, and Dante’s Inferno. An original script for Gone With the Wind along with recordings of Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and Roosevelt. Sound clips from Popeye the Sailor and a champion hog caller were included.
Everyday items like dental floss, the contents of a woman’s purse, a pacifier, and a set of Lincoln Log are included. Microreaders and projectors are included so that the films and recordings can be accessed along with a windmill operated generator since current forms of electricity might not be in use in 8113 AD.
A very detailed list can be found here.
It is scheduled to be opened in 8113 A.D. Yes, I know. The proposed opening date brings several questions to mind such as will the Crypt be forgotten? Will it be lost to time? Will it matter to folks living in Georgia and the world in 8113 A.D?
Apparently the folks at the History Channel had the same questions making the Crypt of Civilization a focal point of their series…….Life After People.
Here is the first section of the series where it mentions the Cyrpt:
It is mentioned again at the end of Part 4 found here.
The International Time Capsule Society is also at Oglethorpe University. Their mission is to promote the study of time capsules. Their mission states: To maintain a registry of timed events of all known time capsules, to establish a clearing house for information about time capsules, to encourage study of history, variety and motivation behind time capsule projects, amd to educate the general public and the academic commumity concerning the value of time capsules.
This article from the New Georgia Encyclopedia details other time capsules around the state.
Most Georgia history students are taught that due to the colony’s warm climate and southern location many felt it was the perfect location for the cultivation of silk. They are also taught that eventually the manufacturing of silk failed and other crops became more important like cotton. Usually, the silk industry in early Georgia is just a blip on the history map…..a mention lasting about ten minutes at the most.
That’s it…..a short little paragraph for students to grasp.
Well…..there’s more to the story.
The silk industry in Georgia began in 1734 with some experimental plantings of mulberry trees in the Trustee’s Garden in Savannah. The trees were planted because silk worms live off of the mulberry leaves. In fact, the cultivation of silk was so important all Georgia colonists were required to plant mulberry trees once they took possession of their plot of land.
After a few months the colonist had to admit there were significant issues regarding the silk worms themselves. The whole process was labor intensive. The Trustees decided the colonist who had been hired to manufacture the silk needed some expert advised so they invited an Italian contingent to the colony to teach them the ins and outs of manufacturing silk, but there were constant issues between the Italians and the “Georgians.”
In fact, an Italian skilled in the production of silk named Paul Amatis accompanied Oglethorpe to Georgia in 1732, and another Italian named Joseph Ottolenghe was responsible for erecting a filature at Reynolds Square, located on Abercorn between Bryan and Congress Streets. A filature is a structure used to house cocoons and where silk is reeled. The filature at Reynolds Square held a record number of 15,212 pounds of cocoons.
John Milledge was assigned a grant of land located on Skidaway Island sometime between 1754 and 1771 where he named his plantation Modena, supposedly after an Italian town that was the center of the silk culture. Milledge’s son, John, Jr., became the founder of Franklin College which eventually morphed into the University of Georgia.
Apparently, it didn’t take long for the Georgians to have some success with actual fabric being produced as James Oglethorpe was able to supply the wife of King George II, Caroline, enough silk for a gown she wore to the King’s birthday celebration in 1735.
I would love to write I was able to locate a painting of Queen Caroline wearing Georgia silk, but at this point I can only speculate. I did find a painting she commissioned by Jacopo Amigoni (Giacomo Amiconi) in1735….the same year she reportedly wore the dress created from Georgia silk. The cape the Queen is wearing in the painting is actually a state robe trimmed in ermine, however, the dress she is wearing could very well be the dress she wore for the King’s celebration and was made entirely of Georgia silk.
By 1742 enough silk was being produced for it to be a commodity and records show by 1767, a ton of silk was being exported each year.
The Salzburger colonists outside of Savannah were also experimenting with silk and had even more success than those in Savannah. One woman in the community was quite successful creating silk for fishing lines.
Eventually the industry could not overcome the ups and downs in the Georgia climate, and cotton proved to be a far easier and more economical crop to produce.
Even so silk didn’t just go by the wayside. It was still around in the 1830s as far inland as Cherokee County. In fact, the state of Georgia historical marker at the square in front of the courthouse states, “Early settlers tried to start silk production, but were not successful, and today there remains no trace of this except Canton, hopefully named for the Chinese silk center.
At that point silk then just became a chapter in the Georgia history books.
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