BLACKSHEAR, Ga. (AP) - A historical marker on the shoulder of Georgia 203 in Blackshear is the only indication of where 5,000 Union prisoners of war were held during the Civil War
Local and state officials believe there is evidence buried at the 35-acre site, and they want an archaeological study to be done. Blackshear's tourism official, Tommy Lowman, says the land is pretty much as it was since the POWs were held there for two-months during Gen. Sherman's march through Georgia.
Officials say there are accounts of prisoners dying and being buried on the grounds. Barry Brown of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs says ground-penetrating radar could help determine what's buried there.
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Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
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A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
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Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
