Pickett's Mill Question

[JimConley]

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While I don't support modern articles at events such as Pickett's Mill, I am one that loves photos. The great thing about these type of events is that someone is usually commissioned to take photographs for the weekend. But since a few of you have some pics, and I too, did spot a couple federals with cameras in the cornfield saturday, lets get those pics posted!

[OleMissRebel]

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I can't post pictures because the image gallery appears to be broken.

[trippcor]

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If you can email them to me I will post them on the WIG website.

trippcor@bellsouth.net

[markmason]

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I agree with Mr. Cleveland and others in respect to cameras. I was standing next to Ryan when John Cleveland wanted to stomp his camera into the ground. :wink_smil

However, if one or two souls bring a camera and keep it out of sight until the end of a event, why not? we only do this once and recording the moment with your pals makes a keepsake to look back upon. As Ryans said, the DAMN ditch digger and houses along the way intruded far more than a camera in the parking lot. :baring_te

[OleMissRebel]

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I as much as anyone respect and desire to have magic moments, but when a ditch digger is roaring and automobiles driving by, I doubt I am disturbing anyone's magic moment by pulling a camera out of my knapsack for 2 seconds to get a quick shot in order to try and share our awesome experience with our comrades who were not able to attend.

That being said, can anyone please figure out how to post images to the image gallery???

[styler]

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Not a comment on photos...

That stop near the construction equipment should be drawing praise that this site has been saved from the encroaching development. That backhoe and worse have already eaten through other insignificant sites around Atlanta; Peachtree Creek, for example. It should be a call to pay attention to places like New Hope Church - a Priority II battlefield just next door.

I'm glad we stopped where we did. The wolf is prowling the neighborhood.

[justthemiller]

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Hello All,

From what I saw of New Hope Church last weekend it looks as if they are bulldozing it over as we speak. I was curious if anyone had any information about the Dallas battlefield. As New Hope Church, Pickett's Mill & Dallas all took place between May 26-28, 1864 I would be curious if any preservation was done over on that end of the line. Take care.

[trippcor]

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Most all of that line has been built and developed. All tries to preserve that property have failed. Heck Pickett's Mill tried to buy some of the property that now has new homes being built but the owners refused to sell to the State or Friends group. All they cared about was who had the highest dollar figure. Many great entrenchments were bulldozed there.

[Enfilade]

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Just a side note. The NC boys at Pickett's Mill met up at Kennesaw Battlefield. Upon arrival I noticed a "For Sale" sign to the adjacent property. It said, "$200,000 an Acre, 42 Acres", and I believe it's zoned residential.

Mark Berrier
North State Rifles
combinations@northstate.net

[Tom Ezell]

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Mark:

The last time I was over by Kennesaw the year before last, several of the most miserable little briar patches you could imagine were being offered up at $50,000/acre...

Tom

[marlin teat]

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There was an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution several years ago on this subject. It seems that Atlantans will pay top dollar for these properties that back onto the park because no one can build in their back yards. It's kind of a mixed blessing, though. The park service will never be able to afford these properties so at least it will be mansions that will hopefully provide a greenspace buffer to inevitable commercial development similar to that which destroyed the Brushy Mountain Line (now under Barrett Parkway) or that surrounds Cheatham Hill (a vast sea of Starbucks, condos, and asphalt).

ps: I may be wrong but I believe the property that you are speaking of, while historic, was not involved very heavily in the action around the mountain. The truly endangered areas are around Pigeon Hill, Little Kennesaw, and Lost Mountain. Much of this private property is in the hands of older citizens who have held out against development but who knows what will happen when it passes down to their estates.