'Let the Midnight Special... Shine a light on me...'  From the turn of the century until the fifties people convicted of misdemeanor crimes would work on public roads in black and white stripes.  At one time Georgia would have more paved roads than any other southern state, all from convict labor.
 
<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Hills-Songs-Valleys-Northeast/dp/B0B7QL9RQB/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E0Y0SVV96Z6K&keywords=jim+betz&qid=1672703274&sprefix=jim+betz%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-2'>The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.</a>
 
<a href='https://www.amazon.com/But-they-are-dead-Traditions/dp/B0C91NC711/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1688138422&sr=8-3'>But they are dead</a> - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

'Let the Midnight Special... Shine a light on me...' From the turn of the century until the fifties people convicted of misdemeanor crimes would work on public roads in black and white stripes. At one time Georgia would have more paved roads than any other southern state, all from convict labor. The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon. But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

'Let the Midnight Special... Shine a light on me...'&nbsp; From the turn of the century until the fifties people convicted of misdemeanor crimes would work on public roads in black and white stripes.&nbsp; At one time Georgia would have more paved roads than any other southern state, all from convict labor.
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Hills-Songs-Valleys-Northeast/dp/B0B7QL9RQB/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E0Y0SVV96Z6K&amp;keywords=jim+betz&amp;qid=1672703274&amp;sprefix=jim+betz%2Caps%2C150&amp;sr=8-2" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.</a>
 
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/But-they-are-dead-Traditions/dp/B0C91NC711/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1688138422&amp;sr=8-3" rel="noopener noreferrer">But they are dead</a> - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

The Chain Gang

A short podcast about history, names and places, primarily in Northeast Georgia.  Centers on Habersham, Banks, Franklin, Stephens and Hall counties.  From colonial times, the Civil War, and today.

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A short podcast about history, names and places, primarily in Northeast Georgia. Centers on Habersham, Banks, Franklin, Stephens and Hall counties. From colonial times, the Civil War, and today.

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