TOURIST PAUSES FOR A MOMENT OF SOLITUDE THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER SOUTH OF THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 17/75 BRIDGE AT THE WESTERN ENTRANCE TO HELEN, A SMALL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY OF SOME 270 PEOPLE IT WAS A TYPICAL VILLAGE IN THE AREA UNTIL 1969 WHEN LOCAL OFFICIALS BUSINESSMEN AND RESIDENTS ENDORSED THE RENOVATION OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH A BAVARIAN ALPINE THEME. SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT ATTRACTED NEW BUSINESSES AND A SURGE OF TOURISTS BETWEEN MAY AND OCTOBER

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