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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2106
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Craft Demo
Susie Fouts, Omer Alexander, and Juanita Alexander demonstrated a variety of crafts at Fort Hollingsworth Saturday during A Day at the Fort.
Photos by Wesleigh Sagon
A Day at the Fort at Fort Hollingsworth celebrated
BY WESLEIGH SAGON
The 21st annual A Day at the Fort celebra
tion was held Saturday and Sunday at Fort
Hollingsworth-White House. A ceremony hon
oring veterans opened the event.
“A Day at the Fort is held every year on
the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to
celebrate local Appalachian heritage,” stated
Willette White Mote, president of Friends of
the Fort.
Throughout the two
day celebration, tours
were offered to visitors of
the historic fort and there
were demonstrations of
frontier skills along with
a Civil War reenactment. A car show was also
held during the event and storytellers read to
children.
Throughout the farm, Post Revolutionary
war living historians, period settlers and trad
ers, Civil War historians, and Fox Fire museum
veteran Barbara Taylor Woodall were set up.
BBQ plates and homemade icecream, bruns-
wick stew and fried pies were served for lunch.
A Sunday service was also held with Brother
Joey Young preaching.
“Fort Hollingsworth was built in 1793 by
Jacob Hollingsworth as a colonial defense
establishment for local settlers in the area,”
said Mote. “Jacob Hollingsworth came to
Georgia from North Carolina after the Revo
lutionary War to start a new life. The pioneer
settlers were granted land in Franklin County
Georgia. When they were settled, they found
that they were across the boundary line in the
Cherokee Nation. Forts were necessary for
their protection.”
Fort Hollingsworth is operated by the
non-profit organization, Friends of the Fort.
The mission of Friends of the Fort is to col
lect, preserve, share and promote the history
of Fort Hollingsworth, Northeast Georgia and
Southern Appalachia. Fort Hollingsworth is
listed on the National List of Historic Places
and operates as an open-air museum that is
free to visit.
“We also hold birthday parties, weddings,
and other special occasions,” said Mote.
For more information on Fort Hollingsworth
and A Day at the Fort visit https://fortholling-
sworth-whitehouse.com or email wmote@
hemc.net or call 706-754-4538 or (706) 244-
1239. Donations to Friends of the Fort can be
mailed to: 660 Bethel Temple Road. Demorest,
GA 30535.
See more
photos on
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Re-enactment held
A Civil War re-enactment was held at Fort Hollingsworth during A Day at the Fort Saturday.
Gospel Music
Second floor tour
Visitors enjoyed gospel music during A Day
at the Fort Saturday at For Hollingsworth-White
House.
Joshua Niece , 10, of Paulding County, is shown on the second
floor of the Fort Hollingsworth-White House while touring the 1793
home. Here he is pictured wearing his Confederate hat.
Announcements
Banks Co.
Board
of Health to
meet June 14
The Banks County Board
of Health will hold its quar
terly meeting on Tuesday,
June 14, at 9 a.m. in the con
ference room of the health
department in Homer.
Nix reunion
planned June
12 at Nails
Creek Baptist
The family of Wesley
and Wilda Nix are plan
ning a reunion on Sunday
June 12, at 1 p.m. at Nails
Creek Baptist Church on
Hwy. 51N.
All family and friends are
invited to attend.
For more information, call
Louise at 706-677-3547 or
Ruby at 706-677-3018.
Music festival
coming up
June 4 in
Maysville
The Maysville Commu
nity Improvement Club is
hosting a music festival on
Saturday, June 4, in down
town Maysville. Many
bands will play throughout
the day. There will be art/
craft vendors, along with
a children’s area. Conces
sions will be available.
Applicants for art/
craft vendors are being
sought for the music fes
tival. To participate, con
tact Katrina 706-983-1565
or Cyndi 706-708-6409.
There is no requirement
that items be homemade,
but space will be limit
ed. Follow the Facebook
Page: Maysville Communi
ty Improvement Club.
Applications
for 'Supplies
for Success'
being taken
Applications are being
taken for the Supplies for
Success program, which
provides school supplies to
area children who are in
need.
Applications may be
picked up the Banks County
Board of Education, Banks
County Public Library,
Homer Drug and Family
Connection office (Banks
County Middle School).
Applications may only be
turned in to the Banks Coun
ty Public Library and the
Family Connection office,
located at Banks County
Middle School.
Family Connection direc
tor Carol Williams will be
able to discuss and review
applications at the Banks
County Public Library on
the following dates:
• June 14, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
•June 21, 10 a.m. to 1
p.m.
• June 28,4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
All completed applica
tions are due by June 30.
Supplies will be handed out
on July 30 at BCMS, locat
ed on Thompson Street in
Homer.
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