This congregation dates to 1902. It is located in southeastern Bulloch County.
Red Hill Primtive Baptist Church, Bulloch County
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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Log Tobacco Barn, Bulloch County
I found this old log tobacco barn with a bit of its tar paper siding still intact on Old Groveland Road near the Bulloch-Bryan county line. It probably dates to the late 1930s. There was an old sign propped against it, advertising a tent revival by the Christ Gospel Church dating to 2012.
Toby’s Motel & Grill, Alapaha
Built to lure travelers off busy US Highway 82 (likely in the 1940s), Toby Powell’s Motel & Grill is still relatively intact. The eclectic architecture of the office/restaurant at first appears to be a crumbling facade, but it was built that way! For a time after the motel closed, it served as a grocery store and Virginia’s Beauty Lounge.
Below is a contemporary postcard view from the 1950s.
Barn & School Bus, Atkinson County
Sometimes, an old barn and an old school bus are all you need for a good photograph. This was taken near Coochee Creek Road and the license plate on the bus was dated 1983.
Sharp Hall, 1912, Young Harris
Sharp Hall houses the office of the college president, the Myers Student Center and the campus bookstore. The lower floor was the dining hall when I was a student here.
Young Harris College Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Susan B. Harris Chapel, 1892, Young Harris
Built as a memorial to the wife of Young Harris College’s benefactor, Judge Young L. G. Harris, this lovely chapel has been the center of student life on campus since its construction. It was renovated in 2009. When I was a student here, it was a place of refuge but also a place of learning. I was fortunate to hear a reading by the late novelist Raymond Andrews here in 1988.
Young Harris College Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Atwood House, 1880s, Cedar Point
The Atwoods were among the first families in the McIntosh County involved in commercial shrimping. Their local origins can be traced to 1824 when Ann McIntosh of Cedar Point married Henry Skilton Atwood, a New England native. Their sons, George E., James, and Jules Atwood, were all prominent in 19th-century McIntosh County. George is credited with the naming of Valona [for a timber vessel from the Albanian port of Valona which worked in Sapelo Sound]; James and Jules began the seafood cannery at Cedar Point. In the late 1880s, Henry G. Atwood, a leading timber broker and great-grandson of Henry & Ann Atwood, began construction of this home, which was completed circa 1890.
The house is a remnant of a lost era on the coast. It was an instant favorite and its charm is barely expressed by something as simple as a photograph. It’s part of a tight-knit neighborhood that keeps a watchful eye on it, but luckily, it’s also video-monitored just in case. I’m unable to give directions to the house, out of respect for the neighborhood and the owners. Thanks to Bill Bolin for the background information and to Quincy Roberts for bringing it to my attention.
Sidney Lanier Bridge, 2003, Brunswick
At 7779 feet, the Sidney Lanier Bridge has the longest span of any bridge in Georgia. Reaching a height of 480 feet, it’s a replacement for the 1956 vertical-lift bridge of the same name. On 7 November 1972 the African Neptune struck the earlier bridge, resulting in ten deaths. On 3 May 1987 that bridge was again struck, this time by the Polish freighter Ziemia Bialostocka. Like Savannah’s Talmadge Bridge, the new bridge’s cable-stayed construction is more stable and allows the necessary greater height for the booming container ship traffic of the Georgia coast.
Reuben Walton Clements House, Irwinville
Built after the Civil War (likely 1870s) by 1st Lieutenant Reuben Walton Clements (1836-1899), this plantation house remains one of Irwinville’s most prominent landmarks. Clements was commissioned 1st Lieutenant of the Irwin Volunteers, Company F, 49th Regiment of Georgia Infantry on 4 March 1862 . Though he resigned on 30 July 1862 due to measles, he re-enlisted as a private in Company H, 4th Regiment of Georgia Cavalry (Clinch’s,) on 2 March 1863 . He surrendered at Tallahassee on 10 May 1865. [Ironically, this was the same day Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union troops on nearby property also owned by Clements. That property today is home to Jefferson Davis Historic Site] R. W. Clements’ son, James Bagley (Jim) Clements, resided here for many years. He was the author of History of Irwin County (Atlanta, Foote & Davies, 1932). Clements was a member of the Irwin County school board, an appointed and elected judge, and subsequently served in the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia State Senate.
Sunrise Over Cotton Field, Irwin County
This was made between Holt and Lax, on Holt Road, one of the most scenic drives in Irwin County.