My story on Washington-Wilkes, Georgia  appeared in Luxe Beat Magazine on March 1, 2015.

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Washington, Georgia claims to be the first city officially named after General George Washington. The year was 1780, prior to George being elected president. More surprising, he never slept there.

I did, however, in a fabulous boutique hotel: The Fitzpatrick.

http://luxebeatmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Antebellum-Homes-and-Fitzpatrick-Hotel-Washington-Georgia.pdf