Category Archives: –JENKINS COUNTY GA–
Hazel Frawley’s General Store, Scarboro
The old store still stands where Jack Leigh shot “Mr. Hazel and His Dog Buster” for his book The Ogeechee: A River & Its People. Hazel Frawley and Jack Leigh are both gone now, but many photographers still make the trip to Scarboro to see this old place.
Here are some musings by Jack Leigh on his visit to Scarboro:
“On an old logging road, cracked and broken from years of neglect, where the red clay is slowly covering what’s left of the pavement, Hazel Frawley’s general store still stands. A short distance down the road, the skeletal remains of a wooden bridge stretch across the Ogeechee like ancient crosses in a forgotten graveyard.
Nothing much comes this way any more, but the little clapboard store remains open. Mr. Hazel has run this store for over forty years, and he can remember when he sold everything from coffins to candy. The shelves are virtually bare now, except for a few canned goods and several different sizes of wash tubs that hang form the overhead rafters. Those who travel the Ogeechee River have been stopping by the store for as long as anyone can remember, stopping by for a Moon Pie and an RC Cola.” -The Ogeechee: A River & Its People, 1986
Filed under --JENKINS COUNTY GA--, Scarboro GA
Scarboro Landing, Ogeechee River
Georgia’s rivers remain the centers for recreation in most rural communities, yet industrial and agricultural polluters continue to wreak havoc on their fragile ecosystems. With an environmental protection division in the state that mirrors the “fox-in-the-henhouse” mentality, Georgia’s citizens must put more pressure on local legislators and businesses who have no interest in the health of these vital arteries. Join a riverkeeper or other environmental group if you’re serious about their preservation.
Filed under --JENKINS COUNTY GA--, Scarboro GA
