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
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Irwinville GA
Elizabeth M. Bishop, South Georgia Pioneer
Irwinville Cemetery Wife of J. F. Bishop 2 December 1857 – 26 July 1899
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Irwinville GA
J. W. McIntyre, South Georgia Pioneer
Irwinville Cemetery 19 February 1854 – 10 December 1923
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Irwinville GA
Fannie McIntyre, South Georgia Pioneer
Irwinville Cemetery 4 September 1863 – 4 March 1928
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Irwinville GA
Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island
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Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, Jekyll Island GA
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.
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, Jekyll Island GA
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
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, New Hope GA
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.
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, New Hope GA
