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Blue Ridge is the home of the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, a restored railroad that features a four-hour, 26 mile roundtrip journey along the Toccoa River to the sister towns McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee. [8] The original tracks started in Marietta, Georgia, and reached Blue Ridge and the surrounding areas in 1886.
2023 special election for Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 [1] [3] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Sheree Ralston : 3,582 : 45 : Republican: Johnny Chastain : 3,125 : 39 : Republican: Justin Heitman 590 7 Republican: Brian Pritchard 490 6 Republican: Richie Stone 169 2 Total votes 7,956 : 100 : General election Republican ...
The Fannin County Courthouse, built in 1937, is an historic courthouse building located in Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States.It was designed by Atlanta-based architect William Augustus Edwards who designed one other courthouse in Georgia, two in Florida and nine in South Carolina well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. [3]
The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway is a heritage railroad in northern Georgia. Based in Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States it follows the former Marietta and North Georgia Railroad line along the Toccoa River north to McCaysville, Georgia, and its Twin city of Copperhill, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of the Georgia Northeastern Railroad, which also ...
Ralston had two children and worked as an attorney in Blue Ridge, Georgia. [1] [8] He was married to Sheree Ralston, and was a member of the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce and the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association. [36] On November 4, 2022, Ralston announced he would not seek another term as House speaker, citing health concerns. [37]
Mineral Bluff is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Fannin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. [2] Its population was 223 as of the 2020 census . The community is situated 6 miles (10 km) northeast of the city of Blue Ridge , the county seat , 80 miles (130 km) east of Chattanooga, Tennessee , and 100 miles (160 ...
Blue Ridge Lake is a reservoir in Fannin County, in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The reservoir encompasses 3,300-acre (1,300 ha) of water, and a "full summer pool" of approximately 1,686 feet (514 m) above mean sea level. It is managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority and is primarily fed by the Toccoa River.
Fannin County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,319. [1] It is one of the most rural counties in Georgia due its location in the Appalachian Mountain Range, with about 90% of the population of Fannin County living in unincorporated lands.