After church today Karen and I decided to explore some areas outside Madison we had not seen before. For us, new roads and new places are "being on vacation", so off we went making a big loop from Rutledge, to Newborn, Shady Dale, Eatonton, Lake Oconee and back to Madison. In all we drove about 80 miles, did ride on familiar roads for the last half of the loop, ate in a restaurant we had only heard about, and drove in 5 counties (Morgan, Newton, Jasper, Putnam, Greene). Interesting that all five counties were named for Revolutionary War soldiers, three generals and two sergeants.
As we have travelled through Georgia, we have been struck by the large number of counties in the state (159), second largest number of counties of any state in the country. Only Texas has more counties (254), and Texas has more than four times the land area of Georgia.
I guess it means a lot more Georgia county officials, county court houses and of course more county road workers. I must admit, the roads today seemed in pretty good shape, so keep leaning on your shovels, guys.
In any event, our ride in the counties and the countryside was pretty enjoyable. Good to see the old farm buildings, rural areas, small towns, and animals grazing in the fields. Also good to see our country's soldiers honored with their names on so many of our cities and counties. Not sure who Shady Dale was named for, but Karen and I have at least one idea........but that's another story..........
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