Queen Anne Cottage, Homerville
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Historic Storefront, Argyle
This is a remnant of Argyle’s early days, but I’m not sure its original purpose. The brick on the first floor appears to have been replaced at some point.
Argyle Methodist Church, Clinch County
This originally served as the Argyle Methodist Church, but after it was decommissioned it was renamed the Arthur J. Moore Community Center. Bishop Moore was born in Argyle in 1888 and went on to become one of 20th-century Methodism’s most visible disciples.
Hoke Arnold’s Store, Argyle
Thanks to Jerome Sherrod for identifying an earlier photograph of this store. On 26 February 2014 he wrote: “I grew up in Homerville and still live there. When I would go to the church behind this store with friends we would walk up there and get a coke and some peanuts. Of course the peanuts had to go in the coke, as any true Southerner will tell you. It was the only way to do it.” It’s still open today, but under different ownership.
Sessoms Timber Trust, Cogdell
Turpentine Commissary, Homerville
The man pictured above is Oscar Hodges, who lived in Virgil Chandler’s “Green Quarters” and worked turpentine for many years. He lived out of the commissary. Jesse Reavis Steedley, who shared the history and the vintage photograph and knew him for many years, writes that he was a fine, hard working man.
Atlantic Coast Line Depot, Homerville
Originally known as Station No. 11, this depot in Homerville has served the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad an its successors for at least a century. Service ceased here in 1983 and after its acquisition by the City of Homerville, it was restored in 2010. Becky Tomerlin writes: I have lots of good memories from this depot. As a child, I rode the train here to visit my Grandparents & of course, left it going back home. My Grandaddy had a grocery store across the street & always sent us back home with a sack full of penny candy. Those were the good old days!
Homerville United Methodist Church, 1913
Established in 1875, the Homerville Methodists first met in the courthouse. Land for the church was donated by the railroad and through the contributions of Henry J. Peagler and others, the present structure was built. Sided with Georgia marble, it’s one of the nicest structures in Homerville.
Cogdell, Georgia
Cogdell, though now largely forgotten, is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the late actor, Ossie Davis and its association with the Sessoms Timber operations.
Some memories of life in Cogdell:
Mitzi Usry: My grandparents lived in Cogdell and I still have family there. The best part of my childhood was visiting during the summer. Some of the best people in the world have lived and walked down the dirt road in front of that store.
Syliva Josey: We sure had some good times on that dirt road walking to Uncle Bo’s and Aunt Bonnie Sue’s and Granny Braswell’s, too. Miss the old days.
Faye Sutton Higgs: I have been told that my Grandpa Sutton managed this store a long time ago and also had a barber shop there as well.
Glenn Hodges: This hamlet was a thriving town when my great-grandpa and his family lived there. They raised cows, turpentined, farmed, cut crossties and sold them to the railroad…My daddy saw his first airplane here. I used to travel and stop at the store when it was open. Hardly anyone lives there, so the possibility of restoring Cogdell to some of its former glory is almost hopeless.
Kevin Burnette: My Uncle, Kenneth Burnett and Grandfather, James Burnett had a “Bee House” there back in the late 60’s into the early 70’s. I fondly remember helping my Granpa (with my cousin, Jason McLain) going from area to area to pick up hives to get the sweet rewards of honey. Great memories.
Ruins of Cogdell School, 1939, Clinch County
The Cogdell School was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939.
Joan Burnett Bond writes: I went to school here 1946 to 1951. Our family lived “catty corner” across the street at the back of the school. Ann Sessoms was my teacher and as I recall she had 1st through 5th grade all in one classroom. I took music lessons and practiced and did recitals in the auditorium. I can’t believe this beautiful brick structure has been left to rot away. I played jacks on the stoop in the back of the school for many years, this is where we girls met to play daily.
