The Downtown Clayton Journal
One useful question at a time about downtown Clayton, Georgia and the Rabun County mountains around it. Every post is dated and links its sources.
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Fall color around Clayton in 2026: when to go and where to look
The Georgia Forestry Commission’s mid-October forecast put peak color in the North Georgia mountains from the last week of October through the first week of November. Start high: Black Rock…
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Tallulah Gorge floor permits: planning a gorge-floor day from downtown Clayton
Gorge-floor permits at Tallulah Gorge State Park are free, limited to 100 a day and handed out only on the day, after a safety briefing at 8 a.m., 10 a.m.…
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From The Dividings to Main Street: how downtown Clayton got its shape
Downtown Clayton grew where five Cherokee trails met. Claytonsville was founded as the Rabun County seat in 1821 and renamed Clayton in 1823. The railroad arrived in 1904, Main Street…
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Foxfire, from a 1966 classroom magazine to a village on Black Rock Mountain
Foxfire began in 1966 as a student magazine at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. The Foxfire Book followed in 1972, and in 1974 its royalties bought land on Black Rock Mountain, just…
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Christmas in downtown Clayton, 2026: the parade, the candle and the Cookie Crawl
Clayton’s Christmas Parade is Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026 at 6 p.m. downtown; the City has not published the route. The Cookie Crawl on Main Street follows on Saturday, Dec. 12,…
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