United States, Georgia, White County, Helen, 34.70148, -83.73157Sanders, Darby CarlStormtrooper WB2007Helen, founded in 1911, was a thriving lumber-mill and mining town until the Gainesville and Northwestern Railroad shut down in the early 1930s. In 1969 the town was revitalized by local business owners, who created a tourist destination by converting Helen into a Bavarian-style village.Photograph of shops in Helen, Georgia. The Bavarian-style shops are painted with colorful trim, and the red roofs vary in height and pitch.In the late 1960s Helen was transformed into a Bavarian village of shops and restaurants. The town is now the third most popular tourist destination in Georgia after Atlanta and Savannah.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/white-countyForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/white-countyForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBuildings--Georgia--HelenStorefronts--Georgia--HelenCommercial buildings--Georgia--HelenBenches--Georgia--HelenPedestrian areas--Georgia--HelenGazebos--Georgia--HelenArchitecture, German--Georgia--HelenStores, Retail--Georgia--HelenHelen (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.HelenStillImage