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Walkabout Wednesdays

  • Historic Barnett Shoals, GA 1350 Old Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA, 30605 United States (map)

Wednesday Walkabouts… If you are a nature/history lover it’s like Willie Wonka opening the Chocolate Factory!

Once a week I open up the old Historic Barnett Shoals, GA property. 8AM-10AM. Morning Nature/History Walk and talk by Oconee Joe around the old Barnett Shoals Mill Town. Factory Ruins, Native American Artifacts, River and Swamp Walk. $25 Per Person. Kids 12 and under Free!

Come join me on my morning walk through the old ghost town of the Barnett Shoals mill village. Visit Revolutionary War veteran John Barnett’s river bluff gravesite. I’ll also give a brief presentation before the walk on the 15,000 years of human history that can be found at this unique river site.

History Emphasis: Native American: Mississippi Mound Builder Culture. American Frontier Period: The Oconee Wars along the Boundary Waters… Ecology Emphasis: Summer Breeding Season: Freshwater Turtles, blooming flora, Prothonotary Warblers, Indigo Buntings, Ducks and Waterfowl and many, many more!


Earlier Event: August 16
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Later Event: August 27
Walkabout Wednesdays