250 years of American awakenings: From Washington’s travels to today

  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Historical marker on Newington Highway in Screven County denotes location where George Washington visited and slept during his Southern Tour in 1791. This year mark’s America’s 250th birthday.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Historical marker on Newington Highway in Screven County denotes location where George Washington visited and slept during his Southern Tour in 1791. This year mark’s America’s 250th birthday.

    Few references in any context of American history have “sleep” ever been denoted – and most of those limited times only skim the surface of reality.

    One citation is “Rip Van Winkle,” a 1819 short story…