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Destructive tornado devastates towns across Georgia
A violent cyclone swept from the southwest to the north, leveling homes and farms around Rutledge and Covington. Buildings, fences, and timber were lost. several people killed or injured, including a young man named Maxey and a negro. The storm crossed the Oconee River at Mill Shoal’s Fostery and caused widespread damage in Union and Barrow counties.
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Phamos Stolling
Damen Burton
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Rutledge
Covington
Enat
Dover
Byron
Athens
Georgia Railroad
Maxey
Mill Shoal
Fostery
Taspar
Bairdstown
Guraya
Diang
Slaias
Barnwel
Ilsanity
Laupusta Chronicle de Sentinel