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普拉特 (Prater) 的麵粉廠
地方性遺產
住在喬治亞西北部的居民，每年會在具歷史意義的水力麵粉廠內舉辦兩次慶祝當地文化傳統的慶典；座落於Coahulla
Creek的普拉特麵粉廠建於1855年，建造者是
班傑明普拉特 (Benjamin
Franklin Prater) ；內戰時，這間麵粉廠
曾被敵對的雙方拿來做為軍營，因為它是重要的食物來源，所以未遭摧毀；直到1950年前，這間麵粉廠的經營者一直是普拉特家
族。
在母親節 (Mother's
Day) 及哥倫布日 (Columbus
Day) 的週末，麵粉廠會重新運作並碾碎黃白玉米，而其他的傳統行業也會同時進行示範，如：鑄鐵及傢俱及樂器
製造；其中一樣樂器是揚琴，它是絃樂器的一種，使用輕槌敲擊絃線發音，而不是以拉彈的方式演奏。
慶典上所提供的菜單是傳統的南方食物，如：hoecake及Poke沙拉，而慶典上的音樂則是阿帕拉契山區音樂；Hoecake是用玉米粉做成的
薄餅，使用鐵盤來烘烤或煎；因為人們常使用鋤頭的刀身來烘烤這道菜，故名Hoecake，而Poke沙拉則是用長於美國東部的一種野生蔬菜所做成。
Twice a year Northwestern Georgia celebrates its cultural traditions on the grounds of a historic water-powered mill. The Prater Mill, located on the Coahulla Creek, was built by Benjamin Franklin Prater in 1855. During the Civil War, the mill was used as a campsite for soldiers on both sides. Since it was considered an important source of food, it was not destroyed. The Prater family operated the mill until the 1950s.
On Mother's Day and Columbus Day weekends, the mill goes back into operation by grinding yellow and white cornmeal. Other old-time industries are demonstrated during these weekends, such as blacksmithing and the making of furniture and musical instruments. One of these instruments is the dulcimer, a type of stringed instrument on which the strings are beaten with a small hammer rather than plucked.
Traditional Southern foods such as hoecakes and poke salad are served at these festivals, and Appalachian music is performed. Hoecakes are made of cornmeal shaped into a flat cake and baked or fried on a griddle. The hoecake got its name because it was sometimes baked on the blade of a hoe. Poke salad is made of a vegetable that grows wild in the eastern United States.
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