Craftsman Cottage, Tignall
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Eclectic Cottage, Tignall
Its present appearance might be called “New South Cottage” but I believe this house may have origins as a Greek Revival cottage.
Central Hallway Cottage, Tignall
Saddlebag House, Tignall
Victorian House, Tignall
Rhodes Grocery, Wilkes County
This is located in the Beulah* community on the Wilkes-Lincoln County line. Thanks to Ricci Rhodes Cameron and Randy Rhodes for the identification. Ricci writes, via our Facebook page: It was originally Beard Grocery. My great-grandfather started it, and my grandfather bought it, and changed the name to Rhodes Grocery. When it closed it was known as Ricks Place, owned by Rick Harper, a cousin.
*Regarding Beulah: there are at least six communities in Georgia with the name and at least 57 in the United States.
Sayer-Norman House, Tignall
This Queen Anne house always gets my attention when I’m passing through Tignall. Billie Anne Anderson-Smith writes: When I was growing up(in the 60s and 70s) it belonged to the Sayer family. Then a sweet little lady by the name Gracie Norman bought it and kept it really pretty for years. She passed away with cancer. She has children in the Augusta area but I don’t know their location. The flower sign that Adam speaks of was always so pretty. She was a member of the North Wilkes Steering Committee which is a club that is responsible for the Tignall Sign as you enter the city limits, and for the winning years of the Governor’s competition as stated on the sign. The NWSC sponsors the “I’d Rather Be In Tignall” Festival every year, the second Saturday in November.
Tignall Welcome Sign
Twin Oak Baptist Church, Wilkes County
This historic African-American church is located between Washington and Tignall.
It sits on a beautiful ridge near the site of Walnut Hill Academy (1788), one of the most prominent schools in Georgia in its time, on the plantation of the Reverend John Springer.
I didn’t spend much time in the cemetery, but wanted to share a couple of images.
Mrs. Weems-Cohen, one of nine children, was the daughter of James Walter Weems (10 August 1865-12 January 1919) and Hattie Robinson Weems (November 1873-12 August 1950).
An elephant statue adorns a recent gravesite.
Oxeye Daisies, Wilkes County
In late spring and early summer, thousands of Oxeye Daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) blanket the roadside ditches on Georgia Highway 17 between Washington and Tignall. Though these beloved plants are non-native, they’re naturalized in all 50 states and throughout most of Canada.