August 27, 2011 · 11:57 AM
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Relocated Depot, Iron City

I don’t know if this depot was relocated from Iron City to its present location on US Highway 84; it has a sign for Trawick Equipment & Supply Company on one end, and was later used as “The Peach Depot”, but otherwise, I don’t know its history.

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4 Responses to Relocated Depot, Iron City

  1. phil
    August 27, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    A shame to see it sitting out in a field . Good composition .

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  2. Chip
    August 27, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Peach Depot. Thirty years ago Robert Emory Trawick bought the old Iron City depot and moved it out to U.S. Hwy. 84. He started selling vegetables off the porch, and planted some peach trees. Mr. Trawick is retired, but the good food is still available. Old U.S. 84 and Wiregrass Pkwy., Iron City (near Donalsonville). Call 229-220-1239.

    The above was a blurb I ran in an article about farm-fresh vegetables for Vintage Magazine a few years ago. Mr Trawick is a real trip and I wanted to do a story on him, but haven’t. The last time I saw him was 2009. After he had purchased the depot and moved it to old U.S. 84, the DoT came through with plans for the Wiregrass Parkway. The state financed moving the depot building again, away from the right-of-way for the parkway. Mr. Trawick joked that he actually made a good profit for all his efforts to move the historical depot building without the profits from his vegetable stand. His peach trees are recognized as being the southernmost peach orchid in the east. He also grows tomatoes and several varieties of cantaloupes. The last I knew, Mr. Trawick had taken the stand over and was managing it again after a couple of years of subletting. This information is two years old, but there’s enough here to underwrite your great effort in securing our history and culture in SW Georgia. Thanks for what you are doing Brian. Great photos always.

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