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Art in the park
Tour explores Cauley Creek history, sculptures By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com
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Taylor farm, recalled rural life and the devastation of high water before the Buford Dam was built in the 1950s. “People would call and tell their neighbors, ‘The river’s out, the river’s
out,’ so that everybody could get their cows out of the way and whatever else they needed to do,” Compton said.
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Joan Compton, co-president of the Cultural Arts Alliance at Johns Creek, describes the significance of the steel sculpture at Cauley Creek Park April 14. Compton, also the founder and president of the Johns Creek Historical Society, led a presentation on the intersection of art and history.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek City Council approved a plan April 15 that reimagines the Medlock Crossing Shopping Center to feature more entertainment options and gathering spots. The plan had been up for a vote in November after months of interviewing stakeholders, meeting with area property owners and holding public input meetings. Out of the four corners of the State Bridge and Medlock Bridge roads intersection, Regal Medlock Crossing was the sole candidate with enough redevelopment potential. The original recommendation focused on owner-occupied housing and lower density. But, the City Council asked staff to give it another go, following comments about the vision being too conservative.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Joan Compton, co-president of the Cultural Arts Alliance at Johns Creek, covered 200 years of history with a small group gathered on a bright, hot Sunday afternoon near the new Rogers Bridge at Cauley Creek Park. The outdoor program April 14 centered on the intersection of art and history, with Compton providing points of connection between the area’s key historical figures and nearby steel sculptures at the park and across the river in Duluth. Compton, who founded the Johns Creek Historical Society, first defined Cauley Creek Park as Cherokee Nation farmland and explained the significance of Rogers Bridge. The bridge was named after John Rogers, who was a prominent area landowner in the early 1800s and a friend of former President Andrew Jackson. After the Rogers family lost their land once the Treaty of New Echota was passed in 1835, Compton said the area became a favorite site of gold panners. One gold mine shaft remains at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve. Beverly Thompson, a direct descendant of the Rogers, the Bells and the Taylors (her maiden name), chimed in periodically to add color to Compton’s presentation. Thompson, who grew up on the
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