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The Chattooga River’s Dangerous Beauty Draws Tourists
Residents recall a river famed for scenery and peril along the South Carolina Georgia border. Since the Deliv erance boom, fatalities rose to twenty five in ten years, prompting Forest Service safety rules and limits on outfitters. Drownings have lowered to about one yearly since regulation.
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Long Creek
Dean Northup
U.S. Forest Service
Chattooga River
Mississippi
South Carolina
Georgia
Lake
Tugaloo
Deliverance
Columbia
James Dickey
Forest Service
Chattooga
Joe Wallace