Georgia Magazine - October 2012 - 28B

local vigilantes tied up the jail officials
and took eight of the nine prisoners
to the top of a nearby hill and executed
them. They then brought them
down and tied them to the jail fence.”
The vigilantes missed the ninth prisoner.
He apparently hid, and they did
not see him.
Getting in touch
• Eagle Tavern. tinyurl.com/eagle
tavern. (706) 769-5197
• Oconee County Tourism. www.
visitoconee.com. (706) 769-5197
Madison
Heritage Hall,
constructed
in
the 1830s, has a “Ghost Bedroom.”
People have reported seeing a young
woman in the bed, holding a baby,
and a man at the foot of the bed. Docent
Ruth Felicks explains, “One of
the daughters of the house died in
childbirth in this room and is probably
who people sense.” Felicks adds,
“There is an outline of three figures
on the hearth that cannot be removed
by cleaning.” www.friendsofheritage
hall.org. (706) 342-9627
Old State Capitol Building, Milledgeville
Getting in touch
• Madison-Morgan Chamber of
Commerce. www.madisonga.org.
(706) 342-4454
• Madison-Morgan Cultural Center.
www.mmcc-arts.org. (877) 2330598

• North Georgia Tours. www.north
georgiatours.net. (706) 340-4357
Milledgeville
Confederate-era spirits may be
found at the Old State Capitol
Building on the campus of Georgia
Military College. The Secession Convention
was held here in the Legislative
Chambers in January 1861.
Many people have seen a Confederate
sentry march between the Capitol
gates and the Old Governor’s Mansion.
www.oldcapitalmuseum.org.
(478) 453-1803
Heritage Hall, Madison
28B
Getting in touch
• Eatonton-Putnam Chamber
of Commerce. eatonton.com/visit.
(706) 485-7701
• Lockerly Arboretum. www.lock
erly.org. (478) 452-2112
• Milledgeville: Capitals, Columns
& Culture (attractions and
tours). www.visitmilledgeville.org/
visitors. (478) 452-4687
More online at www.georgiamagazine.org
• Old Governor’s Mansion. www.
gcsu.edu/mansion. (478) 445-4545
• Rock Eagle. www.rockeagle4h.
org. (706) 484-2899
Macon
Looking for lodging with spirits?
Try the 1842 Inn. Judge John Gresham,
a cotton merchant and two-time
mayor of Macon, built the GreekRevival
home. Many claim he still inhabits
the Dogwood Suite. He is not
alone. Guests have also seen a small
girl, perhaps his daughter, throughout
the house. www.1842inn.com.
(877) 452-6599
Getting in touch
• Grand Opera House. www.the
grandmacon.com. (478) 301-5470
• Hay House. www.georgiatrust.
org/historic_sites/hayhouse. (404)
881-9980
• Macon: Song & Soul of the
South (attractions and tours). www.
maconga.org. (800) 768-3401
• Riverside Cemetery. www.river
sidecemeteryconservancy.org. (478)
742-5328
Read more about ghosts on the Antebellum
Trail in this month’s issue beginning on
page 26.
GEORGIA MAGAZINE
GA. DEPT. OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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