Monuments of the Past | Georgia Outdoors Vintage

Across Georgia, reminders of our state’s rich human history abound. From lighthouses to ruined factories and plantations to gravestones--- we’ll take a closer look at some of these monuments of our past. They are the silent sentinels of our coast guarding the channels and shorelines upon which our state was founded. Georgia is home to five remaining lighthouses and we’ll visit each. Also scattered across our state are thousands of monuments which may be smaller in scale, but are no smaller in their historic significance. Cemeteries are not only places of burial, but places of great history, art, architecture, and serene beauty. We’ll visit Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, School Street Cemetery in Washington and the Coleman Lee Cemetery in Augusta. According to the archaeological record, Georgia has been occupied by human civilization for over 14,000 years. While most structures built by native cultures have been lost to time, one particular native practice has left a good deal of physical evidence behind-- mound building. There are also several ruins protected within the boundaries of a state park. Two such ruins stand as a reminder of industrial life before the Civil War: the remains of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company Textile Mill at Sweetwater Creek State Park and Cooper’s furnace at Red Top Mountain State Park. Whether clues in the ground, structures weather through time, monuments to those who came before us or majestic guardians of out coast, Georgia’s rich history has left a mark on our landscape. Originally aired in 2009
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