The Back Porch restaurant, pictured above, brings more people to Shellman these days than any place else, but the building has always been important to the community. To people of another generation, it was the Suwannee Store, an early grocery chain.
I had a nice visit with one of the Duke sisters, who own the restaurant. Their family has been serving up good food in Shellman for at least a generation and they are glad to see positive changes to the town.
Shellman Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
My grandfather Willie Jernigan, owned and operated a general store across from the Suwannee store. It could also be accessed from Randolph St. He operated the store which sold candy, canned goods, soda in bottles, and dry goods, until sometime in the 60’s.
What a classic little downtown historic district, Brian. This is the kind of place I love to explore.