I’ve heard that this has been torn down to build yet another Dollar General, as of summer 2019.
Abandoned Mill, Daisy
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Category Archives: Daisy GA
I-House, Daisy
The I-House form is so named for its shape, and in the South, is commonly associated with the Plantation Plain style. This house, however, is not a Plantation Plain.
Central Hallway Cottage, Daisy
Post Office, Daisy
The postmaster was taking down the flag when I took this photograph.
Abandoned Farmhouse, Daisy
This abandoned farmhouse and surrounding property is located near “downtown” Daisy. It is very endangered.
Barn & Spring Garden, Daisy
Eclectic Cottage, Daisy
This eclectic cottage appears to have been smaller when built, and later expanded slightly.
Neighborhood Store, Daisy
Similar to commissaries, neighborhood grocery stores often “ran accounts” and allowed locals to charge items until they could pay. I’m identifying this is a store, but it could have also been a barber shop.
Abandoned Barn, Daisy
Daisy, Georgia
Located approximately 2 miles east of Claxton, Daisy (pop. 159, 2020 Census) developed as a railroad village dependent on cotton and turpentine. According to the Claxton Enterprise, the settlement was to originally be named Conley, for Methodist minister William Fletcher Conley (1815-1886), who served the community in the 1890s. The post office rejected the name, however, as there was already a Conley, Georgia. The second choice and present name of Daisy was designated on 31 July 1890, as a tribute to Daisy Leola Edwards (Miller) (1880-1956). Daisy was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson (1839-1921) and Sarah Ann Conley Edwards (1847-1913). Mr. Edwards was a large landowner in the county and served as the first postmaster of Daisy. Sarah Ann was the daughter of Rev. William Fletcher Conley.
The trains still run through Daisy, on the Macon-Savannah route of the Georgia Central Railway. Here, Engine 3957 passes through what remains of downtown Daisy.