About Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 2019)
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 2019 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 11A Cool Fall weather means big crowd Sculptor Bill Cook, Jr. is caning a new creation marble Eagle Bowl. John Foster, head of the local miner’s union at Polycor/ Ga. Marble, provides infor mation as well as an impressive rendition of Amazing Grace seen here. Imerys employees go all-out to explain how marble is mined during the festival. Huber employees do the same at their mines as well. Tours alternate during the day between Imerys and Huber, which allows many more guests to get a firsthand look at our key in dustry. Photo by Dan Pool Tim Hyde, a stonecarver at the Blue Ridge Marble and Granite in Nelson, explains his craft during a tour. Photo by Dan Pool New for this year - Participants were pitching beanbags playing corn hole every day of the festival. Collecting marble pieces atfestival grounds. Photo by David Knight Pony rides. Arts and crafts galore at the Marble Festival. Photo by David Knight The Marble Museum inside Nelson City Hall provides a great overview of the industry’s history as the first stop on the tours. Photo by Dan Pool New this year, spooky ghost tours at the Old Jail and Kirby-Quinton cabin. As the night got later, the site became more creepy with tours lasting well past midnight. Photo by Dan Pool Community Bank of Pickens County parade float. Bagpipe band from Blairsville.
