Comments on: Sleeping Prince

By: ChristopherAllenEdwards

ChristopherAllenEdwards — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:05:05 +0000

Hmmm…I know a lot of lonely chimneys. I live an hour east of Atlanta in Morgan County – a rural county ripe with the things. Go east on I-20 to exit 105. Hang a left at the end of the ramp toward downtown Rutledge. Upon approaching the town, go through the four way stop by two gas stations. When the road deadends at a railroad, turn right away from town. This road is the old highway that people took toward Atlanta, I believe. It’s called Dixie Avenue. Stay on this road that follows the railroad for a few miles (less than 10…maybe less than 5). After passing a string of 3 or 4 impeccable, country-style houses, there’s a five-acre tract for sale. This is the lot with the abandoned chimney. There are probably more chimneys, but I don’t remember them. I just remember this one because I was interested in the property once. The town of Rutledge also lends itself to some interesting photography.

By: Paulie [eatl/ga]

Paulie [eatl/ga] — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:16:28 +0000

@barb: I’m still kicking ideas around. I think someone has already committed to mac n cheese and green bean casserole so I may try something different. I’ll be sure to blog about what I bring on Thursday.

By: Shari

Shari — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:19:33 +0000

My food suggestion is a simple back-to-basics one that was a great success the time I made it for the office pot-luck – same situation of one microwave, crockpot it if possible. Green bean casserole in a crockpot. Make it exactly the way you’d make it for the oven, only use frozen green beans (I used the chunkier ones), mix it all together (I think I did it the night before and kept it in the fridge overnight, but you could do it in the morning before you go to work), then plug in the crockpot when you get there. Depending on how often you can check on it, either turn it on high for a little bit then down to low for the rest of the time, or just keep it on low the entire time.

By: Barb

Barb — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:48:39 +0000

so Paulie – did you like any of our food suggestions?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:19:19 +0000

I guess I need to start riding with my Garmin and then I can get exact locations as I find them.

-FP

By: Paulie [eatl/ga]

Paulie [eatl/ga] — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:12:45 +0000

@Steve: I know of at least two that we passed on the Wilson 100. I’ll have to drive the route (notice how I never mention re-riding it).

@brenan: Cool. My knee is much better, it’s my mind which has checked out at the moment.

By: brenan

brenan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:07:25 +0000

For something a bit closer to home there’s also a hearth or two down on Cochran Mill Rd off of South Fulton Parkway. Just turn right and go past Cochran Mill Park and you should see it (can’t recall if it’s on the left or right). And while I know your knee is iffy you perhaps could go for a nice trail run (or bike?).

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:56:38 +0000

Aren’t there a couple in Scottdale where the old mill used to be? Across from the USSteel plant?

I’ll keep my eyes out for them down in the Moreland ‘hood.

The real work will be finding the backstory… now that would be a book.

By: Barb

Barb — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:47:31 +0000

I know of 2 hearths you need pictures of, 1 at Dupont State Forest and 1 at Tsali. both are about 3 hour drive from Atlanta, but you cold get to both in the same trip, I don’t think they are that far from each other, and I’m sure a beautiful drive thru the Blue Ridge Mtns. Both are within hiking distance of the parking lots, but it is much more fun if you ride your mountain bike while you are there.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:35:23 +0000

I have a thought. I wonder if you’ll find your hearths if you start searching areas where there used to be big steel, cotton, textile mills or whatnot in Georgia? A lot of times when they closed down and moved out, the community all but disappeared too, since it was created by the company to house its employees in the first place (such as the cotton mill area of Roswell, the steel mill area of Decatur, etc. – these were fabricated communities by the mill owners originally for their employees and their families).

I remember being at a hash last spring where there were freestanding ones, but I can’t remember really where it was. Smyrna area, I think? It was a Yassir / Potlicker SOB.