[Rebels1972] I Found The Marker

[Fred Atkinson]

Tony,

    You really think that those tigers would've traveled 165 miles to
decorate that marker?  Wow.

    I was surprised as to how few people (even the mayor) of Social
Circle didn't know much about Emma Sansom.  The lady that told me about
where the marker had me tell her what I knew about Emma Sansom.  I
stopped there (at night) twice before.  I asked several people who lived
there about that marker but they never heard of Emma Sansom.

    This time I asked a police officer.  She didn't know either.  But
she sent me somewhere where there might be someone who knew.
Fortunately, there was only one lady that did (they got her on the
telephone for me to talk to).  The other ladies there asked me to tell
them the story about Emma Sansom.

    That's really sad when you have a war hero in your town and so few
people know anything about it.  That's not true in Gadsden, of course.

    Regards,



                                                            Fred




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Nichols" <tonynichols at bellsouth.net>
To: "'Sansom Class of 1972'" <rebels1972 at mishmash.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Rebels1972] I Found The Marker


> Thanks for sharing, Fred.  I'll bet that if Gadsden High Students knew
about
> that marker years ago, they would have decorated it before a big game.
>
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rebels1972-bounces at mishmash.net
> [mailto:rebels1972-bounces at mishmash.net] On Behalf Of Fred Atkinson
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 6:09 PM
> To: Rebels1972
> Subject: [Rebels1972] I Found The Marker
>
> Folks,
>
>     I was driving back from Columbia, SC to Marietta, GA and I stopped
in
> Social Circle, GA on the way back.
>
>     I had been attempting to locate the marker that honors Emma Sansom
(she
> was born in Social Circle, GA).  Today with some help from a local
lady, I
> located it.  I took several pictures of it.  I haven't reviewed all of
them
> but so far this one looks like the best one.
>
>     If you drive to exit 98 on I-20 and turn north on highway 11,
you'll go
> several miles.  When you see the signs that say "Walton County, Social
> Circle, City Limit, Mile 0", you have found the marker (look at the
second
> picture of the signs.  You'll notice the Emma Sansom marker is in the
> background).  If you go all the way into the town of Social Circle,
you
> missed it.
>
>     Enjoy,
>
>
>
>
> Fred Atkinson
>
>
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