The famous Rock Eagle of Putnam County is free to view from an observation platform at the park alongside State Highway 441, near Putnam County High School. CONTRIBUTED
The nondescript, but rugged quartzite of the Rock Eagle and Rock Hawk effigies will endure for thousands more years if left undisturbed. CONTRIBUTED
A to Z Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting.
Putnam County’s ancient Rock Eagle and Rock Hawk stone effigies literally hearken back to a tim…
