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Vernacular Farmhouse, Wheeler County

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Abandoned Farmhouse, Wheeler County

This is located near the ghost town of Erick.

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Erick, Georgia

These ruins caught my eye. It appears they’re all that remain of Erick, a lost community situated along the Seaboard Rail line in western Wheeler County Sandra Spires Johnson first identified this as...

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Saddlebag House, Wheeler County

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Gabled-Ell Farmhouse, Wheeler County

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Farmhouse, Wheeler County

This is a common vernacular style in South Georgia. The two front doors were a utilitarian feature.  

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Tenant Farmhouses, Jordan

These are the same two tenant houses I photographed about a year ago. Just down the road I discovered another one, set back in the woods. There are also a couple more on Highway 19 that I didn’t have...

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Hope Baptist Church, Wheeler County

This congregation was established in 1947.

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Abandoned Farmhouse, Wheeler County

I presume the smaller section to the rear of the house was originally a detached kitchen.

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Police Precinct, Glenwood

I’m calling this a police precinct because I’ve seen several like it around Georgia, but it appears the police station is now located in the city hall. Still, this is one of the better maintained...

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Historic Storefronts, Glenwood

Third Avenue is the main street of historic Glenwood. It’s essentially two streets, running along either side of the the railroad tracks. The commercial area is located on Northeast Third Avenue while...

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W. R. Browning’s Store, Glenwood

The W. R. Browning property is a great example of a rural general store, and it’s relatively intact compared to most I’ve encountered in my travels. It even retains an outdoor shelter. The window...

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Unidentified Structure, Glenwood

This is an interesting vernacular structure but its orientation suggests it may have been moved to its present location. I was unable to photograph the other side, as it’s in someone’s yard. The...

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Long Pond Baptist Church, Montgomery County

Founded in the same year as Long Pond Methodist, the present Baptist church was built in the late 19th century.

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Long Pond Methodist Church, 1877

Long Pond is a real treasure. It retains its two historic churches, an old school house and store. Most places like this have long disappeared and are nothing more than a name on a map, but not so...

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Tenant Farmhouse, Toombs County

 

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McRainey House, 1909, Elmodel

Nearly six years have passed since I first made a trip to Baker County to photograph this house. I had been warned about not entering the property, which I wouldn’t have done to begin with, but I was...

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Hughes House, Circa 1853, Long County

Built by Joseph W. Hughes, Sr., before the Civil War, this is one of Long County’s oldest and most historic houses.

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Vernacular Farmhouse, Wheeler County

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Abandoned Farmhouse, Wheeler County

This is located near the ghost town of Erick.

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