Monthly Archives: August 2010

Irwinville, Georgia

The sign is one of two in Irwinville heralding the great Irwinville High School Farmers basketball team, state champions in 1947, 1950, and 1951.  The late,  legendary Wallace “Country” Childs (d. 2006) was their formidable coach, and in the consecutive title … Continue reading

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Elizabeth M. Bishop, South Georgia Pioneer

Irwinville Cemetery Wife of J. F. Bishop 2 December 1857 – 26 July 1899

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J. W. McIntyre, South Georgia Pioneer

Irwinville Cemetery 19 February 1854 – 10 December 1923

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Fannie McIntyre, South Georgia Pioneer

Irwinville Cemetery 4 September 1863 – 4 March 1928

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Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island

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Path to Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island

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Goodyear Cottage, Jekyll Island

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Sans Souci Apartments, 1896, Jekyll Island

Built to accomodate the ever-growing circle of friends of members of the Jekyll Island Club, Sans Souci (meaning “no worries”) is considered to be one of the first condominiums ever built in the United States.

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Needwood Baptist Church, 1885

Portions of this church were originally built by freed slaves on nearby Broadfield (now Hofwyl-Broadfield) Plantation in the late 1870s, where it was known as Broadfield Baptist Church. It was removed to this location and took on its present appearance … Continue reading

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Needwood School, 1907

This school served the needs of plantation blacks from nearby Broadfield Plantation from 1907 until the late 1950s. It is a rare surviving example of African-American vernacular schoolhouse architecture in Georgia.

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