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Concert venue, religious services, morgue: Historic Gainesville First United Methodist Church has worn many hats
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The former First Methodist Church of Gainesville, one of the few downtown buildings surviving the infamous 1936 tornado, was purchased and later gifted by Lessie and Charles Smithgall to The Arts Council, Inc. and is slowly undergoing renovations. - photo by Scott Rogers
Kelsey Podo
The Times
Updated: Jul 13, 2021, 1:20 AM
Published: Jul 13, 2021, 12:11 AM
Each time she glances up at the old stained glass windows during service at Gainesville First United Methodist Church, 84-year-old Caroline Silcox said she remembers the building that used to hold them.
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A timeline: Remembering North Hall tornado's destruction 25 years ago today
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Survivors pick through the remains of a mobile home in North Hall County. - photo by Times file
The Times
Updated: Mar 20, 2023, 5:43 PM
Published: Mar 20, 2023, 5:09 PM
A tornado on March 20, 1998, left 11 miles worth of devastation in northern Hall and southern White counties. Thirteen people were killed in the tornado, which had wind speeds ranging from 158 to 206 mph.
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