The Day 50 Years Ago When Karl Wallenda Walked a Tightrope Across Tallulah Gorge (But He Wasn’t the First) By Richard Cinquina How do you revive interest in a resort town featuring spectacular waterfalls plunging through a 750-foot-deep gorge? Why, obviously, you would hire a 65-year-old daredevil to walk across the gorge on a tightrope.
The roar of the river cascading over Tallulah Gorge’s six waterfalls could be heard from over a mile away. And onlookers were shrouded in mist rising from the turbulent waters. That was before 1913. That was the year when Georgia Railway and Power, the predecessor of today’s Georgia Power, completed its hydroelectric dam at Tallulah
Towns in Rabun County Tallulah Falls, Georgia Several hotels were built in Tallulah Falls in the 1870s to accommodate growing numbers of tourists to the spectacular waterfalls in nearby Tallulah Gorge. Tourism and hotel construction exploded in 1882 when the Tallulah Falls Railroad reached the town. Georgia’s first environmental battle began in 1910 when Georgia
The topic of the March 2020 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: Rabun’s Official Historic Sites Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2020 March Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the September 2019 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: Helen Dortch Longstreet: Fighting Lady Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2019 Sept Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the June 2019 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: Tallulah Falls Railroad: The History and The Legacy Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2019 June Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the March 2019 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: Rabun County Roads: 200 Years in the Making Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2019 March Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the September 2018 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: Tallulah Falls’ Grand Era of Tourism Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2018 Sept Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the March 2013 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: When the Lights Came On Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2013 March Vintage Rabun (PDF)
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