Drive Time (Mack, Dan, Eric, Keith & Marshall) performed for a jazzy Christmas tree lighting in Helen. It was cool.
Helen, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the Chattahoochee River, is a Southerner's re-creation of an alpine village complete with cobblestone alleys and old-world towers (and Confederate flags flying outside the tattoo parlors). This Northeast Georgia village, located in Nacoochee Valley, has a rich history linked to Mississippian, Paleoindian and Indian with at least four major burial mounds. This was native American land from prehistoric time until 1838 when the Cherokee were stripped of their rights and forced to move against their will on "The Trail of Tears". They were replaced by white settlers who arrived to mine for gold and cut virgin timber. In 1913 the Valley was named "Helen”, after the daughter of the railroad surveyor.
Posted by dancoy at November 25, 2005 07:53 PM