Pictures of Holly Springs, GA11-13-2006The town of holly springs is in Cherokee county. We had passed through it a number of times on the way to nearby attractions, such as Halloween corn maize nearby. This was the first time we had ever stopped in the town itself. The town is located only a short distance off of 575 and is easy to get to. Holly Springs was incorporated in 1906. In fact, it celebrated its centennial this summer. It is another railroad town built around a train depot for the L&N Railroad. The depot was restored in the 1990's and is now the Town's Community Center. Throughout the twentieth century, the town was supported mainly by agriculture and a lumber, but there was also gold mining and marble (verde antique) quarrying in the area. Nowadays, it's coming very close to being engulfed by the Atlanta suburbs. There is a monument at the town's center recognizing Holly Springs as the birthplace of Julian M. Hughes. The monument is a bit of a mystery as there is no particular reason for honoring Mr. Hughes, yet somebody placed it prominently in the middle of town. Apparently, Hughes relocated to the Midwest and sent the monument back in a fit of home sickness. There is a small park in the middle of the town by the tracks called "Brackett Plaza". I couldn't really find much on it. It may be quite new as I found a Cherokee County Planning and Zoning Department document dated back to the mid-nineties mentioning a vacant plot of land to the south of the town hall that could be used as a park, and listed among the Citizens Advisory Committee members is one Johnny Brackett.
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