Railroad Street, Rebecca

7 Responses to Railroad Street, Rebecca

1. Jan Maurer

   September 6, 2012 at 9:51 AM

   My husband and I purchased the former mayor’s house in Rebecca. The house is full of character! We love it! It’s amazing to sit outside at night on the front porch and imagine what it was like 100 years ago in this area.

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2. Ken

   July 15, 2012 at 4:07 PM

   Since Fitzgerald was not founded until 1895, it is certainly possible that Bowen’s Mill existed before then.

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   • Bill Lanier

     July 15, 2012 at 9:22 PM

     thanks; I could not find that much about Bowen’s Mill

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3. Bernice "Jean" Aplin Lee

   July 14, 2012 at 11:11 PM

   I grew up in Rebecca. in a house west of main street on Highway 90. The house is still there but no one lives there now. My mother, Bernice Aplin, still lives in Rebecca just behind Piney Grove Baptist Church on Double Run Street.

   There is a small jail in Rebecca that you might want to take a picture of.

   My name is Bernice Jean Aplin Lee. My father, Henry “Bay” Aplin was the first black city councilman and also the first and only black mayor of Rebecca. He died in April 2002.,

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4. Jan Maurer

   July 14, 2012 at 8:21 PM

   My husband and I are moving to Rebecca in a few weeks. Very excited!

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5. Bill Lanier

   July 14, 2012 at 7:21 PM

   We travel the backroads frequently from St. Augustine to Atlanta, and have recently found a route we like that takes us from Waycross through Douglas, thence we Bowen’s Mill road. What is odd, is that Bowen’s Mill road goes to Fitzgerald. We found dirt roads that by-pass Fitzgerald, but can’t help wondering why it goes to Fitzgerald instead of Bowen’s Mill. I assume that Bowen’s Mill is older than Fitgerald. Can anyone one confirm that?

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6. Linda Wilson

   July 14, 2012 at 7:09 PM

   I have a sister and brother-in-laws in Rebecca.

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