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Follow on Google News | Get swept away on Georgia’s Gone With the Wind TrailNow you can get up close and personal with a plethora of hands-on experiences along the state of Georgia’s first and only designated Gone With the Wind Trail
By: LRC Media “As the home and literary setting of Gone With the Wind, Georgia possesses a unique tourism lure that has been attracting visitors since 1936. The Gone With the Wind Trail was created as an opportunity to ease the efforts of visitors planning their Georgia travels as well as a tool to strengthen key Gone With the Wind literary and film attractions throughout Atlanta metro. The newly designated Gone With the Wind Trail provides an established route of key sites as clear direction for tourists seeking novel and film related attractions,” Through the Trail, fans of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel discover the history and legacy behind one of the world’s most beloved books as they navigate a variety of stops in and around Atlanta. Step back in time with the sights and sounds of the Civil War and Reconstruction as told through the eyes of Scarlett O’Hara and her dashing romancer, Rhett Butler, at Marietta’s Gone With the Wind Museum, a mainstay since April 2003. Courtesy of Dr. Sullivan, on display is an extensive collection of memorabilia sure to delight and intrigue any Gone with the Wind fan, from novice to aficionado. “Our Gone With the Wind assets are one of the most sought after vacation experiences in Georgia,” said Kevin Langston, deputy commissioner for tourism for the Georgia Department of Economic Development. “This newly designated trail offers travelers the full Gone With the Wind experience from Marietta to Jonesboro.” Following the stop in Marietta, venture to the Margaret Mitchell House (a small apartment Margaret called “the dump”) where visitors trace the footsteps of the talented author and discover the birthplace of Gone With the Wind. Also at “the dump,” explore a Gone With the Wind movie exhibition and display showcasing the life and times of one of Atlanta’s most famous authors. After the Mitchell House, the Trail directs visitors to The Atlanta Fulton County Public Library. With one of the most extensive collections of Margaret Mitchell’s photographs, books and personal items, the Central Library’s Special Collection Department is a must-see destination for all lovers of literature and Margaret Mitchell. The collection includes Mitchell’s personal books used for her research, over 400 personal photographs, motion picture stills of the film, her 1937 Pulitzer Prize, her Remington typewriter and more. Next, travelers head to Mitchell’s final resting place, Oakland Cemetery. Historic Oakland, a Victorian garden cemetery is also a magnificent sculpture garden, botanical garden, flourishing wildlife habitat, public park and picturesque setting for quiet reflection. Visit the gravesites of Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell and thousands of other Atlanta notables and pioneers. The adventure ends in Jonesboro, Georgia, the official home of Gone With the Wind just 15 miles south of Atlanta at the Road to Tara Museum where visitors relive Rhett and Scarlett's sweeping romance by enjoying the Museum's original movie props and wardrobe items, foreign edition library, original manuscripts, costume reproductions, extensive photo gallery and collectible plate and doll collection. The antebellum years and the Civil War make their presence felt through such exhibits as an authentic “Sherman’s necktie” (a section of rail twisted into a loop so as to be useless to a railroad company); and the depot’s original Fairbank Scale, used to weigh cargo, specifically cotton. And because “tomorrow is another day,” visitors can easily dive in for a more in depth look at Gone With the Wind and the Civil War, by exploring the Trail’s “Rhett Also Recommends” stops, including the: Atlanta History Center, Atlanta Cyclorama, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield and Stately Oaks Plantation. “Many people don’t know that Margaret Mitchell was quite the philanthropist. She anonymously gave scholarships to African American students studying to become doctors, she raised funds to rebuild the U.S.S Atlanta, and she gave time and money to the American Red Cross. Atlanta is a better place because of her. She couldn’t have done any of that without the success of Gone With the Wind, which tells the story of survival against the odds; sometimes we need to be reminded of this – perhaps now more than ever,” Brandi Wigley, senior manager of community initiatives at the Atlanta History Center and Margaret Mitchell House and Gone With the Wind Trail committee member. “The creation and designation of the Trail has been a true team effort and As the Official Home of Gone With the Wind, we look forward to regaling visitors with the truths and tales of the rich and romantic antebellum era that inspired Mitchell's legendary novel,” concludes Cline. HI- and LOW-RES IMAGES AVAILABLE MEDIA CONTACT: Rebekah Cline Rebekah@VisitScarlett.com 678-610-4242 http://www.GWTWTrail.com Theresa Jenkins TJenkins@MariettaGA.gov 770-429-1115 http://www.GWTWTrail.com If you go: Marietta’s Gone With the Wind Museum – Admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors and students, $5 groups of 15 or more, $4 student groups of 15 or more; 18 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta, GA 30064; 770-794-5576; Margaret Mitchell House – Admission: $13 adults, $10 seniors and students, $8.50 youth 4-12; 990 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309; 404-249-7015; 404-814-2054; Atlanta Fulton County Public Library – Admission: Free; One Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404-730-1700; Oakland Cemetery – Admission: Free, small fee charged for guided walking tours – see website for details; 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30312; 404-688-2107; Road to Tara Museum – Admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors and children; 104 North Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236; 770-478-4800; 678-610-4242; End
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