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During the Civil War, Lost Mountain served as the southwesterly anchor of a 10-mile Confederate defensive line against Union troops marching toward Atlanta preceding the battle of Kennesaw Mountain. A $2 million deal announced Friday will preserve 152 acres on the mountain. Cash donations were also made for the installation of walking trails and public parking space.
Staff/Laura Moon

‘Discount deal’ preserves 152 acres on Lost Mountain

by Leo Hohmann

12:27 AM, Saturday, May 18

The deal between Raymond M. Reed, 96, of Smyrna and the trust was announced Friday. The 152-acre tract was sold at a discounted price of approximately $2 million to Snellville-based Georgia Piedmont Land Trust. Reed’s family also made cash donatio...

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Robert Moon of Smryna, center, points to where his neighborhood is as he takes advantage of Monday’s clear skies to enjoy the panoramic views from atop Kennesaw Mountain with Lucy Patrick of Rome, his aunt Teresa Evans of Powder Springs, and her dad Amos Lowery of Smyrna.

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Seventh-grader Cobe Jackson, 12, left, and eighth-grader Nicolas Badila, 14, each received an $800 scholarship for the anti-bullying website they created for the 2013 Middle School WEBChallenge Competition and a week at MAD Junior iOS/Android App Development Summer Camp by the Kennesaw State University Coles College of Business.

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Attorney Robert Kilgo drove from South Carolina on Saturday to see the grave of Mary Phagan, the 13-old-girl who was murdered 100 years ago at an Atlanta pencil factory. Above: Kilgo holds his favorite book about the famous murder mystery while visiting the Marietta City Cemetery.<br>Staff/Leo Hohmann

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