STORIES & RECOLLECTIONS

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​Stories and recollections of past times as told by the people of  Etowah and others

"By preserving Etowah's heritage through the memories of the past and the present, the pictures and the stories, we pass on the rich sense of community to future generations."
~  Wanda Sumner Love, Etowah native, b. 1940  

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Some speak of a particularly beautiful mountainous region around Etowah and Big Willow known as "the Follies" where mystery and stories reside, a name perhaps derived from  Folly Rd (SR 1199) and Folly Creek.
Here is one . . .


"Matilda's Folly" by Frank L. FitzSimons
a chapter in the book "From the Banks of the Oklawaha" 


 "The Follies" & "Matilda's Folly"