Talk:Fort Mountain (Murray County, Georgia)

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Should Article Be Expanded[edit]

Should the article on Fort Mountain be expanded to include further references? There has been much discussion (local to North Georgia) on the actual origin and purpose of the ancient rock formation on Fort Mountain. Although the mystery of the rock formation's origin is mentioned in the article, the idea that the formation is undoubtedly a fortification is implicit in the description. Some persons believe that the name Fort Mountain is a misnomer, because the purpose of the original formation does remain unclear. I have seen at least two articles which cast doubt upon the wall as a military fortification. One paper was written by a person from Young Harris, Georgia (possibly a professor or former professor at Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia), theorizing that the wall may be an ancient man-made snake formation, and that the original purpose of the wall may have been religious or ritualistic in nature, rather than military. Also, at least one article has been published claiming that the rock formation is a natural phenomenon or crust on the mountain. (Resolved, obsolete details).

Since there is a state park located on Fort Mountain and the subject is of interest in geography, tourism, parks, and other areas of interest, I hesitate to edit the article without giving specific references. However, I would like to add an explanatory sentence letting readers know that the formation may or may not be a fortification. It would be helpful to have historians and archaeologists who are familiar with Fort Mountain to expand this article and add expert references. Of course, I do not mean to change or criticize the name of the mountain. I would just like to see a minor change mentioning the existence of other theories. I would welcome comments on the subject as to whether clarification is needed and whether one should give a bare mention of existing theories without providing references. (Resolved, obsolete details). --CohuttaBlue (talk) 19:05, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry no one has taken up your query. Please be bold and make the changes you suggest, using the best references available to you. If you have access to resources at Young Harris College and in northeast Georgia, you are in a better position than almost anyone else to improve this article. — ℜob C. alias ᴀʟᴀʀoʙ 16:48, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edits Made to Article[edit]

I made major edits to the article in 2016 and 2021; this discussion detailed my 2016 edits (obsolete details hereby deleted). Here is a permalink to the 2016 revision if needed: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fort_Mountain_(Murray_County,_Georgia)&direction=prev&oldid=736550602 ; but the article has had major edits several times since.

Update: Edits made Feb. 4, 2021: The news ref. is not to 'prove' a legend or imply reliability, but to provide pre-Internet factual descriptions of fort or 'wall' and to support the statement that the subject/legend made it into tourism brochures. Also, changed sentence to say 'such stories' (not specifically Barton's account) were published later. CohuttaBlue (talk) 04:04, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References using proper citation templates[edit]

I'd personally love to see the references at the bottom be replaced with properly used citation templates. Also, reference tags are improperly used on this talk page. As a result, refs appear underneath of my comments here. — TadgStirkland⁴⁰¹ (Tadg^Talk) 01:51, 22 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]