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Hollywood star and glamour queen Su- san Hayward made Carrollton her home in the early 1960s and is buried here.

although it was named after the port town of Bremen in Germany, residents will quickly tell you that the name of the place is pro- nounced Bree-man. Before the railroad came through here, this place was called Wolf Pen , but a German immigrant and merchant named Ernest G. Kramer wanted it named after

the German city. Bremen is home to several unique places to shop, eat and lodge, but it is a highly important center of west Georgia history, because it was here that several textile plants transformed the economics of the entire area. The West Georgia Textile Museum at 126 Hamilton Ave., serves as both a reminder of that

textile heritage and as a venue for corporate meetings, art exhibi- tions and other events. While in Bremen, you may be interested in dropping by the Mill Town Music Hall at 1031 Ala- bama Ave. Not only is this one of the region’s premier stages for musicians of every stripe, it is also home to a collection of awards by

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