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Travel and tourism services in Athens, Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)
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Artwork
Abraham Baldwin Statue
Athena
North Thomas Street
Athens Mural Alley
Athens Mural Alley
Bernard Ramsey
- University of Georgia
North Herty Drive, 108
Biotest Dawg
West Hancock Avenue, 233
Chandelier
West Hancock Avenue, 223
Dawg Walker
South Hull Street
Downtown Dawg
West Hancock Avenue, 272
Gage
Graffiti Bridge
Hey Baby
West Broad Street, 250
Hope
West Washington Street, 294
Hot Corner: An Athens Legacy
East Washington Street, 133
Last Resort Grill
West Clayton Street, 174;184
Rainbow Forest
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, 945 30601 Athens
Red Bass
Foundry Street
Robo Dawg
Hoyt Street, 297
Terrell Archie Jackson
South Jackson Street, 210
Truist Dawg
East Broad Street, 475
Welcome to Athens
West Clayton Street, 230
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Cobb Street
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Cobb Street
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Pulaski Street, 668
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Cobb Street
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West Broad Street, 670
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North Oconee River Greenway
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Hooper Street
Sculpture of a bulldog
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South Lumpkin Street
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Sanford Drive
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West Hancock Avenue, 421
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West Washington Street, 245
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North Hull Street, 351
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West Hancock Avenue
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East Broad Street, 171
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East Washington Street, 125
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North Lumpkin Street
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College Avenue, 301
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East Washington Street
Touristic Attraction
Athens Gneiss Drill Core
Sanford Drive 30606 Athens
The Arch
- University of Georgia
East Broad Street
It is a superstition among University of Georgia students that one should not walk under the archway until one graduates, otherwise one will not graduate in four years.
Tree That Owns Itself
South Finley Street Athens
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Cook & Brother Plaza
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Cook & Brother Plaza
gallery
Tiny ATH Gallery
Cleveland Avenue, 174
Touristic Information
Athens Gets Connected: Railroad Trestles
North Oconee River Greenway
The Georgia Rail Road crossed the Oconee River into Athens in 1883.
Athens Welcome Center
East Dougherty Street, 280
Dudley Park, Firefly & Greenway Trails
- Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services
Dudley Park, Firefly & Greenway Trails
- Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services
Cook & Brother Plaza
Hanna Manufacturing Co. Baseball Bats and Railroads
North Oconee River Greenway
Making Things In The Mill: Sawing
Cook & Brother Plaza
Coming to the sawmill with felled trees, the settlers would leave with sawn timber to build their houses, barns and furniture.
Making Things In The Mill: Textiles
Cook & Brother Plaza
Making textiles from raw cotton requires several steps.
Making Things In The Mill: Textiles
Cook & Brother Plaza
Weaving fabric required very skilled workers.
Making Things In The Mill: Waterwheel To Product
Cook & Brother Plaza
Many different products were manufactured in the Athens mills, but the mills all worked in a similar way.
Making Things In The Mill: Weaponry
Cook & Brother Plaza
Water provided the power to saw, bore, mill, forge, cast and polish high quality rifles, carbines, and bayonets at the Cook & Brother Armory during the Civil War.
Mill Products
Cook & Brother Plaza
Threads, cords and ropes producedthe the Athens Manufacturing Company.
Mill Products
Cook & Brother Plaza
Threads, cords and ropes manufactured at the Athens Manufacturing Company.
Mill Products: Lumber, Grist, And Ginning
- Athens-Clarke County
North Oconee River Greenway
Athens’ first settlers used the huge forests and fertile slil of the area tk build their homes and provide food and clothing materials.
Mill Products: Weaponry
- Athens-Clarke County
North Oconee River Greenway
The Cook brothers came to Athens to manufacture guns for the Confederate Army.
River Overlook Civil War Defenses
North Oconee River Greenway
The Millstone, Grist Mills: Cornmeal and Flour
North Oconee River Greenway
Water Power
Cook & Brother Plaza
When using a creek or river to power a mill, water is channeled along a man-made headrace to direct it to the waterwheel.
Water Power: Water And Gravity
Cook & Brother Plaza
The force of gravity pulls us towards the ground. This force also pulls downhill, and provides power to do work.
Water Power: Waterwheels
Cook & Brother Plaza
Up until 1918 the textile mills along the river were powered directly by water using turbine waterwheels.
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Willow Street
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Barber Street
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North Oconee River Greenway
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South Lumpkin Street
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North Oconee River Greenway
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North Oconee River Greenway
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North Oconee River Greenway
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North Oconee River Greenway
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North Oconee River Greenway
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North Oconee River Greenway
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North Oconee River Greenway
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North Oconee River Greenway
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North Oconee River Greenway
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North Oconee River Greenway
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Cook & Brother Plaza
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Cook & Brother Plaza
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Cook & Brother Plaza
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Cook & Brother Plaza
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Cook & Brother Plaza
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South Jackson Street
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North Oconee River Greenway
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Cook & Brother Plaza
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East Broad Street
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East Broad Street
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East Broad Street
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North Thomas Street
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West Dougherty Street
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North Thomas Street
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Doctor Martin Luther King Parkway
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East Washington Street
Museum
Church-Waddel-Brumby House
East Dougherty Street, 280 30601 Athens
Museum & Gift Shop
Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
T.R.R. Cobb House
- Watson-Brown Foundation
Hill Street, 175 30601 Athens
Phone: +1-706-369-3513
Opening hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00