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Gainesville Revisited
After the battlefields, devout Longstreet fans often journey Old Pete’s
adopted hometown, Gainesville, to visit the gravesite and
"commune" with his spirit. As the photographs below indicate,
one recent visitor learned much more.
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SOJOURN FOR
TRUTH – Formed to honor a celebrated black educator (Beulah
Rucker), this foundation gained tax-exempt status in May 1995.
Several months later the Longstreet Society (LS) applied for
similar status, but failed to disclose details of interlocking
directorates/other links with BR.
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HONEST
HISTORIC PRESERVATION? – Local businessmen initially pooled
funds to purchase decaying remnants of the Piedmont Hotel
operated by Longstreet (1875-1904). The project was presented as
historic preservation and entwined with BR aims to obtain
favorable tax status in early 1996. Restoration targets have yet
to be realized, and the project has experienced difficulty and a
high turnover of treasurers.
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PIT STOP –
Longstreet Society (LS) president Richard Pilcher operates this
convenience store on the outskirts of Gainesville, an important
agribusiness center in northeast Georgia. Memorabilia and papers
from Old Pete’s later years can be seen at the Georgia Mountain
Museum (311 Green Street), but LS offices are hard to find.
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