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Rambles Near Atlanta By Andrea Gross
where I’ll find remnants of a thriving Native culture, good art, and enough outdoor activities keep me happily healthy. Here, overviews of three small towns, each within 65 miles of Atlanta:
Cherokee Chief James Vann’s home features beautiful hand carvings, a charming “floating” staircase, and a 12foot mantle.
love old-style books—you know, the kind that are printed on paper and stored on shelves rather than in clouds. Here, in Horton’s, the oldest bookstore in Georgia and the 10th oldest in the nation, books from bestsellers to travel guides are lined on antique shelving that dates back to the store’s founding in 1892. The one-story brick building in Carrollton’s town square was built in the 1880s and has a warm, comfortable atmosphere. I select a book, and the cashier rings it up on a stately brass cash register that has been there since the store’s first owner, N.A. Horton, abandoned paper-and-pencil transactions in 1914. Then I walk through a connecting door to the newsstand, order an icy mocha drink, and sit down to plot my route through northwest Georgia,
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To raise money for education, Martha Berry entertained the country’s elite at her home and gardens.
Carrollton’s Quilt and Textile Museum showcases fine works of art by regional quilters.
Rome A general overview: Rome—so named because, like the Italian capital, it is built on seven hills—is the big city of northwest Georgia. As such, it’s a perfect hub for exploring nearby towns and attractions. [www.romegeorgia.org] What you’ll love: Time travel back to the early 1800s, when the Cherokee were flourishing in north Georgia. First, visit the Chieftain’s Museum in Rome, a must for those wanting insight into the events leading up to the Cherokees’ forced removal from the eastern United States. Then drive a half hour north to Calhoun to see the Chief Vann House, one that is as elegant as any owned by European settlers. Finally, visit New
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