As many of you know, I spend a lot of my time reading old newspapers. This week I ran across an interesting article from the January 31, 1901 issue of âThe New Southâ which was a major source of news here in Douglas County at the time.
The article states, âMr. C.T. Polk who until now resided at Winston, is now a resident of Fruithurst, Alabama. Since going to our sister state, he has developed quite a reputation as a pedestrian, and this he did in a single journey. As the story goes, he left his home in Fruithurst a few mornings ago for a walk setting his face eastward. He moved steadily on toward the place of the rising run until he noticed that old Sol was about ready to bid adieu to the day. Then looking around he found himself on the outskirts of Villa Rica. This is a record not often made either in Georgia or Alabama.â