Fighting commercial pirates and Judas Iscariots to save Tallulah Gorge

By Dick Cinquina

Rabun County Historical Society

Hurricane Falls in Tallulah Gorge in 1907 before the damming of the river.
Hurricane Falls in Tallulah Gorge in 1907 before the damming of the river.

The roar of the river cascading over Tallulah Gorge’s six waterfalls could be heard from over a mile away. And onlookers were shrouded in mist rising from the turbulent waters.

That was before 1913. Th…