This local favorite was established in 1968.
Richardson’s Bar-B-Q, Iron City
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Neighbors Mural, 2000, Colquitt
This mural was created by artist Wes Hardin. It’s entitled “Neighbors”.
Colquitt Town Square Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
The Peanut Farmer Mural, Colquitt
Famed mural artist Charlie Johnston created “The Peanut Farmer”, one of the largest murals in the United States. It’s nearly 100 feet tall and covers virtually all 26,700 square feet of the Birdsong Peanut Company’s Colquitt silos. It’s one of numerous excellent murals in this friendly farming town.
Man in the Moon Mural, Ty Ty
K. Hilliard is the artist of this great mural.
Town Square, Circa 1900, Ellaville
Artist Linda Adams created these scenes of historic Schley County in 2007. The actual title of the project is “Ellaville’s History Wall”.
Suwannee Store, Ellaville
Ellaville Suwannee Store by Linda Adams
Suwannee Stores was a small chain of grocery stores found throughout South Georgia in the mid-20th century.
Peacock Hotel, 1890, Ellaville
Built by Captain Caleb Peacock, a Confederate veteran, the Peacock Hotel was demolished in 1958.
Central of Georgia Railroad Depot, Circa 1930, Ellaville
The original depot in Ellaville burned in 1929 and was replaced soon thereafter by this structure. It was demolished in the mid-1970s.
Colored High School, Ellaville
This vernacular frame schoolhouse was in use until 1957, when the State Department of Education recommended consolidation of all the county’s African-American schools into one facility. It was demolished soon after that.
Schley County High School, 1917, Ellaville
Built in 1917 as Ellaville High School, this structure became Schley County High School in 1937. It was demolished in the mid-1980s.