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Crooked River
Heavy fog dominated the landscape when I arrived at Crooked River, so thick that it was nearly an hour before I was able to get a shot even this clear. The oak tree seen on the high bank below was...
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Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation
Hofwyl House, Circa 1851 In 1806, Charleston merchant William Brailsford purchased the “Broadface” property on the Altamaha River between Darien and Brunswick and set about creating one of the most...
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Bringing in Oysters on the Darien River
Scenes like this are common along the coast, but the independent fisherman is a dying breed. Environmental changes and farm-raised shellfish from Asia are the biggest threat. Darien, Georgia
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St. Simons Lighthouse, 1872
The present lighthouse on St. Simons was built in 1872 by Charles Cluskey to replace James Gould’s octagonal tower of 1810. Confederate troops burned that structure to make coastal navigation more...
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J. C. Strother Company
If you’re familiar at all with St. Simons Island and its downtown, which locals call the Village, you’ve no doubt seen this structure while strolling down Mallery Street. J. C. Strother opened his...
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Abandoned Clapboard House
The shot below was made through the shade of an ancient oak, which I imagine was the center of life in this yard. Many houses like this are being exposed by land clearing on the inner coast and offer...
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Bolden Lodge
This is just a mile or so past Eulonia off Georgia Highway 99 in the Bolden community, also sometimes referred to as “Briar Patch”. It’s shaded yard is still a popular gathering place and has long...
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Folk Art Gravesite Decoration
This was one of the neatest things I found in the historic Hopkins-Belleville Cemetery. Crescent, Georgia
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Gravesite of General Francis Hopkins
In Memoriam – General Francis Hopkins – Obit MDCCCXXI – Aged 49 Years General Francis Hopkins (10 November 1770 – 5 May 1821) gave the land for this cemetery, known as the Hopkins-Belleville Cemetery....
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Meridian First African Baptist Church
Though the present structure dates to 1990, it appears to have retained the steeple of an earlier incarnation. The congregation dates to 1904. Meridian, Georgia
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Poole’s
Thanks to Peter Martin for the identification. He recalls a diner and auto parts store being located here and says there was a large peach or orange “sign” where the car wash is now located. Riceboro,...
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Abandoned Store, U. S. Highway 17
This is located in the Sandy Run community. Riceboro, Georgia
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Ashantilly Press
This was the home to Bill Haynes’ Ashantilly Press, located on the grounds of the Ashantilly Center near Darien. The well-stocked print shop produced fine letterpress books and other ephemera in...
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On Board
This is an outttake from the 2012 Blessing of the Fleet. I believe this boat was the Amazing Grace, which was lost not long after the festival. Darien, Georgia
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