The county courthouse was little more than drab gray, unattractive bricks piled on top of one another.  I wasn’t going to speak ill of it because Haralson County was small, and it obviously fulfilled their needs.  Now, however, I will speak ill of it because during my research in preparation to make this post, I … Continue reading 888. Buchanan, Haralson County (GA008) →

Good show, Douglasville! This is how you make a modern courthouse look classic! I must admit to seeing one flaw in it though. Strangely, it looked a little fake to me. I couldn’t help but feel echoes of Courthouse Square (if only there was a cache there!). But Doc Brown won’t be hooking up a … Continue reading 887. Douglasville, Douglas County (GA007) →

For a little bit, I was worried that I was going to be in a similar situation as Atlanta where I wouldn’t be able to tell what was this or what was that from a courthouse perspective.  When I pulled up to the courthouse square in Marietta though, there was no question as it dominated … Continue reading 886. Marietta, Cobb County (GA006) →

Welcome to Hotlanta, the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, the so-called Capital of the Black America.  Despite what Donald Glover would lead me to believe, it was not the most surreal place I've ever been.  Of course, I was looking for perhaps the least surreal experiences one can imagine.  I immediately ran into the … Continue reading 885. Atlanta, Fulton County (GA005) →

This far away shot was far and away the best shot I could get of the building. All the other vantages were either blocked off by a building, construction, or the conveniently placed bus stop that inconveniently kept me from getting closer to another side. What I got wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. … Continue reading 884. Decatur, Dekalb County (GA004) →

I pulled up to the courthouse to find it under construction. Courthouses need tender loving care, but I suspect this was an expansion based on the work around the site. Maybe they're adding an annex? Around the corner was another county courthouse, I assume an older one. Perhaps the newer one is recently constructed? I … Continue reading 883. Conyers, Rockdale County (GA003) →

This is the historical courthouse in Lawrenceville instead of the current one. Why? Because I am aesthetic trash. It's absolutely lovely in red brick. I even saw courthouse elves dressing the grounds up for Christmas so that was good for a laugh. Another reason I went there was because there was a Virtual there and … Continue reading 882. Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County (GA002) →

Oh, Georgia!It was a long trip to Cumming over the course of one night, but it was totally worth it. You see, I’ve decided to try a new travel methodology. Normally, I get to an area and stick around for a while, grabbing counties while I’m there. This leads to compact maps and large blocks … Continue reading 881. Cumming, Forsyth County (GA001) →

A couple of months ago, I did an interview with Edward Krigsman of the Power of Place Podcast for a piece they were doing on Geocaching with the man himself, Bryan Roth. Last week, it finally dropped for general consumption! If you like Bryan and the opportunity to hear the interviewer learn about the joys … Continue reading Here It Is 16: A Respected What? →

Now is the time of year that we Americans stop and feast in remembrance of a myth: that a group of immigrants from England ate with the native people living in the area of the Plymouth Colony, thanking them for showing them how to survive and thrive with the crops of their New World.  It … Continue reading The Wampanoag And The Calvinists →