Monthly Archives: April 2011
Ruins of Steam-Powered Rice Mill, Butler Island Plantation
Standing like a beacon along the famed Coastal Highway (US 17), this chimney is all that remains of a steam-powered rice mill operated in the 1850s by Captain Pierce Butler. In Antebellum Georgia, rice plantations were the backbone of coastal … Continue reading
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--
Willie’s Wee-Nee Wagon, Altama Avenue
This local landmark, founded by the late Arnell “Willie” Chambers, has been serving up Brunswick’s best pork chop sandwiches, slaw dogs, and sweet tea for generations. It’s definitely worth a visit if you’re in town!
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, Brunswick GA
Brunswick City Hall, 1888
Designed by Alfred S. Eichberg
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, Brunswick GA
Glynn County Courthouse, 1907, Brunswick
Used from 1907 until 1991, at which time a new facility was built across the street, this iconic courthouse was designed by C. A. Gifford and E. S. Betts.
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, Brunswick GA
Mahoney-McGarvey House, 1891
Oglethorpe Hotel architect J. A. Wood also designed this home, considered to be one of the most important examples of Carpenter Gothic architecture in Georgia, and perhaps the South.
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, Brunswick GA
