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Possum Poke

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Possum Poke is a historic hunting retreat outside Poulan, Georgia, United States, and for years was the winter home of Chase Osborn, a former governor of Michigan, author and adventurer.https://www.msu.edu/~dowj/osborn/pp_pics2.htmOsborn, Dynamic Ex-Governor, Dies The Owosso Argus-Press - Apr 12, 1949Possum Poke Dedication Scheduled for Saturday April 25, 1974 Waycross-Journal Herald It was a hunting camp.Attractions Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce The two main buildings are "Big Poke" and "Little Poke". The "Big Poke" home was owned by Osborn, and he died there in 1949. Stone monuments on the grounds commemorate him and his longtime confidante and second wife Stellanova Osborn, who died in 1988. Though these monuments are sometimes mistaken for the couple's gravestones, the Osborns are actually buried in Michigan. Read more on Wikipedia

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