Old Car, New Car

Old Car, New Car, a set on Flickr.

A couple of weeks ago, I was involved in a minor fender bender. It damaged my bumper, the air conditioner condenser, and the metal frame that held the hood latch. I was able to get home without any difficulty. After I got home, I popped the hood to see if the radiator, the fans, and the engine were okay. They were fine. When I closed the hood, I thought it closed properly. Boy, was I wrong. When I went to work on the following Monday, the hood flew up and hit my windshield. After reporting both of these incidents to my insurance company, they decided to total my car. After a diligent search, I bought a new car. It is strange considering that this is my fourth car, and I have not had to buy a car since 2001.

The road back home

The road back home, a photo by danielrpartain on Flickr.

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I-16 is not a fun interstate to traverse. However, it was the road that would take me home, and back to ones that I love and I hold most dear.

Candler County Courthouse

Candler County Courthouse, a photo by danielrpartain on Flickr.

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According to the historical marker outside of the courthouse, Candler County was created by an Act of the Georgia Legislature July 17, 1914, out of portions of Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall Counties, and named for Gov. Allen D. Candler (1834-1910). Gov. Candler is famed for the preservation of Colonial and Confederate records and being the first compiler of State records. Among the first officers of Candler County were Ordinary George R. Trapnell, Sheriff Charles M. Harpen, Superior Court Clerk Joshua Everett, Tax Receiver O.L. Patterson, Tax Collector G.B. Hendricks, Surveyor J.D. McLean, Coroner T.D. Joiner and Treasurer Morgan Holloway.

Tattnall County Courthouse

Tattnall County Courthouse, a photo by danielrpartain on Flickr.

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The Historical Marker states the following:

This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 5, 1801, is named for Josiah Tattnall, Governor of Georgia at the time, who signed the Act. There being no town in the new County, the Act provided that all public business be transacted at the Zacharia Cox House on the Ohoopee River. In 1828 the Legislature named a Committee of seven men to select a site at the geographical center of the County for a Court House. When a Post Office was opened at this site in 1832, it was named Reidsville for Robert E. Reid, Judge of the Superior Court, later Territorial Governor of Florida.

The Tattnall Bank

The Tattnall Bank, a photo by danielrpartain on Flickr.

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The building that housed the Tattnall Bank was built in 1904. It serviced the needs of the people of Tattnall County until December 4, 2009, when the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance along with the FDIC closed the bank down. It has remained vacant since then.

Whose Truth?

Whose Truth?, a photo by danielrpartain on Flickr.

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I do not have anything aganist memorials to the members of a local community that fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. However, I do take issue with the "Fighting for truth can never be wrong." Whose truth?

Crash and Burn