BLYTHE – This rural community of 744 hardworking folks has long been anchored amid farming and agribusiness interests along with hunting and fishing pursuits—dating back to colonial times.
It is 10 miles southwest of Ft. Eisenhower, but you won’t hear that from the locals who refer to the military base as Ft. Gordon. The government and the media can be politically correct, but the down-home citizens here shall not be moved even though Dwight David Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States was a member of the famed Augusta National Golf Club, a half hour’s drive away.