Tag Archives: Georgia Windmills

Smith Farm, Telfair County

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If you’ve traveled US 341 in South Georgia you’ve likely noticed this old farmhouse and windmill near Lumber City.  The windmill once provided water for the house and an adjacent peach orchard. Our friend Quincy Webb wrote on 31 May 2014: “…Even tho the windmill still turns, Johnny Smith told me someone stole the pump (unless Danny replaced it). It is such an important part of my life. I think I told you I climbed that tower once to grease the shift for my Uncle Pat Smith. He owned the farm circa 1945!”

Abandoned Farm, Elmodel

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I’m not sure if the house or windmill is still standing. The truck bears the name Ben T. Hall.

Update: As of 2015, these structures are no longer standing.

Cicero Fowler Farm, Jeff Davis County

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Jesse Bookhardt writes: This house is the old Cicero Fowler home. I knew the family as a young person and Joe Fowler, a son, was one of my best friends. The house had a cement floor and I remember how cool it was compared to most of South Georgia houses that had floors of wood.

 

He adds: The windmill…stood to the left of the farm house. It was always a topic of discussion when I was young. I loved to see it pump water from the ground into the catch container.