I've always wanted to see where the creek leads going east. Last spring before the leaves appeared I made it about halfway or so now it appears. As expected it opens up into a meadow which is partially visible from the main road between Ellijay and Dawsonville. Nice view eh?What I didn't expect was this! Turning 180 degreees from the above photo and an old dam is revealed. Somebody put quite a bit of effort into this thing judging by the size. It runs about 150 feet wide and reaches about fifteen feet high. I'm guessing it was built before folks up here had access to plywood as you can see imprints of the 2 x 6"'s that were used to form the structure before concrete was poured into it.
Some metal was used in the construction but not much...
Front view....
Looking from the backside of the dam.
Couldn't handle the force of Licklog Creek...
Nice. So very green
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