Did you know that "antebellum" means before the war? What war? Why that war of Northern aggression, Ma'am! The Antebellum Trail is a 100-mile trek through seven communities that virtually escaped Yankee General Sherman's burning march through Georgia. In Macon, tour the National Landmark Hay House, rumored to have hidden Confederate gold in a secret room; discover "the town that time forgot" in Old Clinton settled in 1807; visit Milledgeville, once the Capitol of Georgia and see the Governor's Mansion, home to eight Georgia governors; visit Eatonton, the birthplace of Joel Chandler Harris, and the Uncle Remus Museum; stroll Madison's avenues of white columned mansions and shop their historic downtown; get a nostalgic glimpse of Watkinsville's covered bridge; and finally imagine being in battle behind the unique double barreled cannon in Athens. Each stop is unique, however the common charm is the love of history and genuine Georgia hospitality!
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