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Ft. Oglethorpe may be Georgia’s newest city, but it has long history

Lightfoot player Deaurhan Crawford pitches to Stewart's Creek player Skeeter Wells during their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

A wood figure stands along LaFayette Road in Fort Oglethorpe drawing interest to the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Civil War battles of Chattanooga and Chickamauga. Above the figure is a new sign that tells of the 21 states involved in the Battle at Chickamauga.

Living historian Jeff Davis shows Troy Cash how a cannon's barrel is cleaned after a living history Civil War artillery demonstration at the Chickamauga National Military Park on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Multiple demonstrations took place to further educate the public on Civil War history as they visited the park.

People walk among craft and vendor tents Monday, September 7, 2015 at Labor Day at the Post in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

Richard Jackson, owner of Hungry Hollow Concessions, pours a funnel cake into the oil Monday, September 7, 2015 at Labor Day at the Post in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

Re-enactors drive a M3A1 scout car at the 6th Cavalry Museum's 6th annual Remembering Our Heroes event on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The event featured one World War II battle re-enactment, but the second re-enactment was changed to a firing demonstration after lower spectator turnout.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 7/14/14. Janelle Jenkins pushes her two-year-old daughter Gabrielle Harris on the swing while at Gilbert-Stephenson City Park in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., on July 14, 2014.

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