Georgia

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Pasaquan: Home of St. EOM

The artistic creation of the strange and mysterious St. EOM, a.k.a. Eddie Owens Martin

At one point in the late 1950s, during an extended and fever-ridden illness, Eddie Owens Martin experienced the first of a series of phenomenal visions that would drive his artistic efforts for... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by wythe

Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinly inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster

Howard Finster was born into a family of thirteen in 1916. He attended school only through the sixth grade, by 13 years old was a born again Christian, and by 16 he was preaching. Finster claims... »

Follies and Grottoes | Edited by rickatyahoodotcom

The Tree That Owns Itself

A white oak with property rights

The famous "Tree that Owns Itself" is a white oak located in Athens, GA. The original tree was granted a plot of land 8 ft. in radius by its owner. The official deed reads: FOR AND IN... »

Natural Wonders, Extraordinary Flora | Edited by tangerinewarrior

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