Extended Weekend Getaways When the Depression hit in the 1930s, residents of the rural North Georgia town of Dawsonville suffered greatly. Prohibition was in still in effect and moonshine production provided residents with a needed source of income, said native David Sosebee, whose family has lived in the area for generations. Folks didn’t trust the government that allowed their banks to fail, Sosebee added, so they didn’t mind that the selling of moonshine was against the law.
But that didn’t keep the feds from coming. Dawsonville residents supercharged their cars for speed to outrun those aimed at stopping their trade and that need for speed prevailed. Over time, stock car racing became a sport in the North Georgia Mountains, eventually leading to the creation of NASCAR and securing Dawsonville as the Birthplace of Stockcar Racing. Some of the biggest names in racing hail from Dawsonville, including Bill and Chase Elliott, Raymond Parks, Red Vogt, Roy Hall, Lloyd Seay and Gober Sosebee, father to David Sosebee who’s also a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver.
Visitors to Dawsonville will find this racing tradition, then and now, evident throughout town. And to make a visit to Dawsonville even more enticing, there’s new things to see and experience.
1. Family Fun –
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2. Dining
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3. Racing History
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