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Every photograph in The Georgia Journal is a real, credited photo of a North Georgia place, used under its licence, with its author and date. The home page film is cut from eight of these photographs with slow pans and dissolves; nothing in it is generated.

Last checked October 19, 2026

  • Crowds, white vendor tents and a big sycamore on the brick plaza of Dahlonega's Public Square

    Crowds, white vendor tents and a big sycamore on the brick plaza of Dahlonega's Public Square

    Photograph Public Square North, Dahlonega, GA by Gwringle, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-04-26. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Historic storefronts and parked cars around the Dahlonega square with forested hills and brick university buildings behind

    Historic storefronts and parked cars around the Dahlonega square with forested hills and brick university buildings behind

    Photograph Dahlonega, Georgia by BullDawg2021, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2023-06-28. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A long wooden table set with felt hats, glasses and a pewter pitcher, ringed by split-bottom chairs stencilled Lumpkin County

    A long wooden table set with felt hats, glasses and a pewter pitcher, ringed by split-bottom chairs stencilled Lumpkin County

    Photograph 19-07-022-museum by Dsdugan, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2019-02-22. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Red-brick Greek Revival courthouse front with white columns and an 1836 date in the fanlight

    Red-brick Greek Revival courthouse front with white columns and an 1836 date in the fanlight

    Photograph Lumpkin County Courthouse (1836), now the Dahlonega Gold Museum by boviate, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2011-05-14. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A tall half-timbered Alpine-style building and a small beer-garden cottage under a hillside of orange and gold trees

    A tall half-timbered Alpine-style building and a small beer-garden cottage under a hillside of orange and gold trees

    Photograph Helen Square by Mjrmtg, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-11-06. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Elevated view of Helen's green truss bridge hung with wreaths and red bows beside turreted Alpine-style buildings

    Elevated view of Helen's green truss bridge hung with wreaths and red bows beside turreted Alpine-style buildings

    Photograph Downtown Helen, Georgia in December 2025 by AllegedlyAPhotographer, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-12-22. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Alpine-style shops with red roofs and wooden balconies along a sunny street, lamp posts wrapped in evergreen garland

    Alpine-style shops with red roofs and wooden balconies along a sunny street, lamp posts wrapped in evergreen garland

    Photograph HelenGAstreet01 by Thomsonmg2000, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2012-01-02. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Drone view down the rail line through downtown Blue Ridge toward wooded ridges and an orange setting sun

    Drone view down the rail line through downtown Blue Ridge toward wooded ridges and an orange setting sun

    Photograph Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, in Fannin County at sunset 04 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2024-04-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A silver passenger train on the tracks through downtown Blue Ridge with blue ridges under a gold and orange sky

    A silver passenger train on the tracks through downtown Blue Ridge with blue ridges under a gold and orange sky

    Photograph Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, in Fannin County at sunset 03 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2024-04-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • High view over Blue Ridge's main street and rail line with green spring hills and a low golden sun

    High view over Blue Ridge's main street and rail line with green spring hills and a low golden sun

    Photograph Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, in Fannin County at sunset 07 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2024-04-22. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A slate-blue railway depot with white brackets and a long ramp, summer flower beds in front

    A slate-blue railway depot with white brackets and a long ramp, summer flower beds in front

    Photograph Blue Ridge train depot – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-07-19. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Pastel brick storefronts with planters and lamp posts on Clayton's Main Street, a forested mountain behind

    Pastel brick storefronts with planters and lamp posts on Clayton's Main Street, a forested mountain behind

    Photograph Clayton, Georgia, is a city in Rabun County in the Blue Ridge Mountains 01 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2024-06-07. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Drone view of Clayton's grid of brick blocks with a long mountain ridge under orange clouds

    Drone view of Clayton's grid of brick blocks with a long mountain ridge under orange clouds

    Photograph Aerial of downtown Clayton, Georgia, in Rabun County 01 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-08-31. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Drone view of a red-brick courthouse with a white cupola in the middle of a roundabout, mountains behind

    Drone view of a red-brick courthouse with a white cupola in the middle of a roundabout, mountains behind

    Photograph Aerial of downtown Blairsville, Georgia, and the Old Union County Courthouse 01 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2026-06-16. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Wide view of a historic courtroom with a pressed-tin ceiling, oak pews and a gallery balcony

    Wide view of a historic courtroom with a pressed-tin ceiling, oak pews and a gallery balcony

    Photograph The Old Union County Courthouse in Blairsville, Georgia 03 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2023-06-29. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A blue lake with a small swim platform and a paddle boat, framed by hillsides of orange, red and gold leaves

    A blue lake with a small swim platform and a paddle boat, framed by hillsides of orange, red and gold leaves

    Photograph Lake Trahlyta, Vogel State Park, Oct 2016 1 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2016-10-30. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Wide aerial of a lakeside town on a peninsula with docks, a wooded knob and layered blue mountains

    Wide aerial of a lakeside town on a peninsula with docks, a wooded knob and layered blue mountains

    Photograph Hiawassee, Georgia in Towns County – aerial photo 04 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2024-04-30. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A wooded island in green water with long forested points and blue mountains on the horizon

    A wooded island in green water with long forested points and blue mountains on the horizon

    Photograph Lake Chatuge reservoir in North Carolina and North Georgia by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2022-08-03. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A red-brick courthouse entrance tower with arched windows and a white cupola between white colonnades

    A red-brick courthouse entrance tower with arched windows and a white cupola between white colonnades

    Photograph The Towns County Courthouse in downtown Hiawassee, Georgia, US 04 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2024-04-30. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A red-brick courthouse with two white columned porticos and green metal roofs across a roundabout

    A red-brick courthouse with two white columned porticos and green metal roofs across a roundabout

    Photograph Gilmer County Courthouse from east by Nyttend, licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-04-19. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Calm olive-green river water reflecting clouds and early fall trees, a fallen trunk leaning in from the bank

    Calm olive-green river water reflecting clouds and early fall trees, a fallen trunk leaning in from the bank

    Photograph Coosawattee River, Ellijay by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2013-10-13. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A planted traffic island with flowering trees and a black four-faced street clock beside brick storefronts

    A planted traffic island with flowering trees and a black four-faced street clock beside brick storefronts

    Photograph Ellijay roudabout 01 by Thomsonmg2000, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2012-03-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A white marble courthouse lettered Pickens County Courthouse with three flagpoles and a brick plaza

    A white marble courthouse lettered Pickens County Courthouse with three flagpoles and a brick plaza

    Photograph Pickens County Courthouse, Georgia 2015 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-08-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A wide main street with angle parking, red-brick storefronts and lamp-post banners reading Welcome to Jasper

    A wide main street with angle parking, red-brick storefronts and lamp-post banners reading Welcome to Jasper

    Photograph Jasper, Georgia downtown by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-08-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A brick building with a deep white canopy and diners at patio tables on a sunny day

    A brick building with a deep white canopy and diners at patio tables on a sunny day

    Photograph Clarkesville Garage, Clarkesville, GA, US by Bubba73, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2026-04-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A grey clapboard house with a red tin roof, white porch rails and rockers, signed Mauldin House and Visitors Center

    A grey clapboard house with a red tin roof, white porch rails and rockers, signed Mauldin House and Visitors Center

    Photograph Mauldin House (c. 1880), Clarkesville visitors center by Bubba73, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2026-04-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A red-brick courthouse with black shutters, two chimneys and white crape myrtles in bloom

    A red-brick courthouse with black shutters, two chimneys and white crape myrtles in bloom

    Photograph Old Dawson County Courthouse by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-07-25. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • White water sliding down tiers of dark rock between green summer woods

    White water sliding down tiers of dark rock between green summer woods

    Photograph Amicalola Falls (20404383932) by Thomson20192, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-08-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A cream cupola with a bronze dome on a red-brick building, a white clock tower behind

    A cream cupola with a bronze dome on a red-brick building, a white clock tower behind

    Photograph Downtown Gainesville, Georgia by ATLJonJon, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2026-04-19. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Civic buildings in white marble and red brick across a lawn and a four-lane road

    Civic buildings in white marble and red brick across a lawn and a four-lane road

    Photograph Downtown Gainesville, GA Oct 2017 1 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-10-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A stone path to a granite obelisk fountain under oaks, trees wrapped in red knitting and Tudor-style shops

    A stone path to a granite obelisk fountain under oaks, trees wrapped in red knitting and Tudor-style shops

    Photograph Roswell GA Town Square, Nov 2017 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-11-12. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A brick mill with a green metal roof and dark shutters on a brick yard in a wooded ravine

    A brick mill with a green metal roof and dark shutters on a brick yard in a wooded ravine

    Photograph RoswellMill01 by Roswell native, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2021-10-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Five-storey brick buildings over shops along a planted boulevard with lamp-post banners

    Five-storey brick buildings over shops along a planted boulevard with lamp-post banners

    Photograph Avalon (Alpharetta, Georgia) September 2015 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-09-07. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A tiered bronze fountain in a round cobblestone plaza ringed by boxwood hedges and dogwoods

    A tiered bronze fountain in a round cobblestone plaza ringed by boxwood hedges and dogwoods

    Photograph Fountain in Brooke Street Park, Alpharetta GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-07-06. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A white gazebo with a green roof, white benches and a bronze statue on a snowy brick square

    A white gazebo with a green roof, white benches and a bronze statue on a snowy brick square

    Photograph Canton, Georgia Town Square, Jan 2017 1 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-01-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A yellow Art Deco theatre with vertical Theatre letters and a marquee between street trees

    A yellow Art Deco theatre with vertical Theatre letters and a marquee between street trees

    Photograph Canton Theatre, Georgia by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-06-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A white wooden bandstand behind pink roses under big shade trees

    A white wooden bandstand behind pink roses under big shade trees

    Photograph Bandstand in front of Cumming GA Couthouse by Warmbrod, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2012-09-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Rooftop view over brick buildings and two white church steeples toward a wooded mountain

    Rooftop view over brick buildings and two white church steeples toward a wooded mountain

    Photograph Sawnee Mountain from Cumming, June 2019 1 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2019-06-01. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A Welcome to Historic Buford sign, lamp posts wrapped in garland and a red Season's Greetings banner

    A Welcome to Historic Buford sign, lamp posts wrapped in garland and a red Season's Greetings banner

    Photograph Buford Georgia Main Street by SudoGhost, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2012-12-09. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A rocky shore, a yellow safety boom across the water and the dam's concrete intake tower

    A rocky shore, a yellow safety boom across the water and the dam's concrete intake tower

    Photograph Buford Dam March 2017 1 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-03-26. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A curving white footbridge on V-shaped piers over a reflecting pool under a deep blue sky

    A curving white footbridge on V-shaped piers over a reflecting pool under a deep blue sky

    Photograph Elevated pedestrian bridge in Town Center on Main, Suwanee GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2026-05-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A red-brick storefront with arched white windows and a plaque reading Old Town Suwanee 1908

    A red-brick storefront with arched white windows and a plaque reading Old Town Suwanee 1908

    Photograph 659 Main Street, Old Town Suwanee (Commons title: 629 Main Street, Suwanee GA, March 2019) by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2019-03-09. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A brick sidewalk with bare street trees, angle-parked cars and shop wares outside a storefront

    A brick sidewalk with bare street trees, angle-parked cars and shop wares outside a storefront

    Photograph Main Street, Flowery Branch GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2012-02-17. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Brick 19th-century commercial buildings along a main street with railroad crossing gates

    Brick 19th-century commercial buildings along a main street with railroad crossing gates

    Photograph Ball Ground Georgia historic district by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-04-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Layered blue ridges to the horizon beyond rhododendron and a forested slope

    Layered blue ridges to the horizon beyond rhododendron and a forested slope

    Photograph Hogpen Gap view, Oct 2018 1 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2018-10-07. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A mountain summit with an observation tower behind layered blue-green ridges

    A mountain summit with an observation tower behind layered blue-green ridges

    Photograph Brasstown Bald from Hogpen Gap view, Oct 2018 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2018-10-07. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • An observation tower and curved wooden railing above low clouds and green ridges

    An observation tower and curved wooden railing above low clouds and green ridges

    Photograph Brasstown Bald (19279972848) by ChattOconeeNF, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-05-27. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Layered blue ridges fading toward a peach and pink horizon above dark treetops

    Layered blue ridges fading toward a peach and pink horizon above dark treetops

    Photograph Mountain Top Sunset View (Brasstown Bald, GA) by Anthony Rizzo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2021-09-28. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Steep forested cliffs above the white rapids of a river winding along a gorge floor

    Steep forested cliffs above the white rapids of a river winding along a gorge floor

    Photograph Tallulah Gorge view from an overlook, May 2017 1 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-05-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Wide calm blue water with a wooded shoreline and a dam embankment in the distance

    Wide calm blue water with a wooded shoreline and a dam embankment in the distance

    Photograph Lake Lanier viewed from West Bank Park, July 2018 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2018-07-06. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • An LED light display of three toy soldiers on drums glowing against a dark background

    An LED light display of three toy soldiers on drums glowing against a dark background

    Photograph Lake Lanier Lakeside Lights Spectacular 1 by Bari’ bin Farangi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-12-10. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Blue lake water seen through oak and pine trunks, a wooden boathouse in the corner

    Blue lake water seen through oak and pine trunks, a wooden boathouse in the corner

    Photograph Lake Burton by ESwift, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2009-07-24. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A varnished mahogany runabout flying US flags on a lake with boathouses on the far shore

    A varnished mahogany runabout flying US flags on a lake with boathouses on the far shore

    Photograph Lake Rabun boat parade, 4 July 2005 by Rabunbike (en.wikipedia uploader, PD-self), licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2005-07-04. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A whole mountainside in rust, red and orange leaves under a blue sky

    A whole mountainside in rust, red and orange leaves under a blue sky

    Photograph Blood Mountain from Vogel State Park, Oct 2016 1 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2016-10-30. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A stone-and-timber railing above a green valley town and layered blue ridges under pink clouds

    A stone-and-timber railing above a green valley town and layered blue ridges under pink clouds

    Photograph Black Rock Mountain State Park view, August 2017 1 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-08-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

Film

  • Home page film: The film at the top of the home page is cut from 8 of the photographs credited on this page (by Harrison Keely, Mjrmtg, Thomson200), with slow pans, zooms and dissolves. Nothing in it is generated. Every frame is a CC BY, CC0 or public-domain photograph, credited above.

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Layered blue ridges to the horizon beyond rhododendron and a forested slope
Photo: Thomson200, CC0 (cropped)

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