They took a

drive around the Hollingsworth House, pausing for the

story on the house, and then it was on to the

Fayetteville City Cemetery. Cary gave a brief description

of the 1,400 gravesites, along with the story of the

Fitzgeralds who are buried there. They are the

great-grandparents of Margaret Mitchell, author of

"Gone with the Wind," and are the prototypes

for the O'Haras in her book.

At a stop

at the Holliday-Ware-Dorsey-Fife House, they were greeted

history of the house and the families who have lived

there.

Heading

south, they paused in Inman and in Woolsey for the

history of those two communities and then headed farther

south, stopping at Antioch Baptist Church. The group

learned that it was one of six Fayette churches that

began in the 1820s that still have viable congregations.

Continuing south, they paused in the town of Brooks and

then headed north to stop for a moment at Starr's Mill.

Going north

again, they parked at the Peachtree City Library and had

a salad in one of its meeting rooms. Cary told the story

of its beginning in 1959 and that it was the first

pre-planned city in the Southeast.

Continuing

north, they stopped at the City hall in the town of

Tyrone for turkey and dressing and to hear the history of

the town. The group was welcomed by the mayor of Tyrone,

Sheryl Lee, who is the director of programs for the

Recreation Department and had gone along on the trip.

Heading

east, they paused at Bethany United Methodist Church and

turned the bus in the direction of Coleman's Corners and

then continued east until they reached the community of

Kenwood. The final stop was in Kenwood at the 1916 home

of the Steve Allgood, which was formerly the home of C.

B. Thornton. Dessert was served around the pool and

everyone then headed back to the point of the tour's

beginning.

Those

interested in another historical bus tour of the county

can call the Recreation Department at 770-461-9714 .

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