The Devil went down to Georgia...

...and my wife went with me. We spent a few days with a good friend in Rome Georgia. Interesting town. Like its namesake in Italy it's built on seven hills. Also three rivers flow into town, two of them join and two rivers flow out of town. Because of the hills and rivers there are no straight streets or roads except in the old downtown area, and that's only for a few blocks. One hill is called Myrtle hill and the cemetery is terraced up the sides of it. Another hill is topped by the clock tower. It has a nine foot diameter clock on each of the four sides, and the tower itself was the original water tower for the city, built in 1871. There is a statue of Romulus and Remus being nursed by the she wolf of Rome Italy myth. This statue is a smaller version of the one in Italy and was given to the town of Rome Georgia by the city of Rome Italy. We also visited the campus of Berry college there. It's the largest college campus in the world with over 26,000 acres. The old mill sets on the campus and is a remnant of the days when the college provided all it's own food. We also toured the Berry mansion, home of the lady that started the college. We were quite fortunate to have a tour guide on our visit. A lady that is a neighbor of our friend, is a member of the old families and has lived there her whole life. She rode along two days and gave us a running commentary of the history, the gossip and the scandals down through the years, identifying houses, buildings and areas by telling their historical significance. It was a fun trip, fun visit, and a very pleasant get-away.