Category Archives: –LOWNDES COUNTY GA–
Farmhouse, Clyattville-Lake Park Road
The photo below shows the diamond vent which was probably original to the farmhouse. It seems to have been enlarged over the years.
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Freight Office, Clyattville
I presume this was a railroad freight office at one time and was likely built by one of the several railroads which have operated the 10-mile run from Clyattville to Valdosta since the late 1880s: Florida Midland & Georgia Railroad; … Continue reading
Filed under --LOWNDES COUNTY GA--, Clyattville GA
Railroad Shed, Clyattville
The Valdosta Railway is a shortline operated by Genesee & Wyoming to connect Clyattville to the CSX and Norfolk Southern lines at Valdosta.
Filed under --LOWNDES COUNTY GA--, Clyattville GA
Grand Bay, Lowndes County
Grand Bay WMA is located within a 13,000-acre wetlands system which is said to be the second largest natural blackwater wetland in the state. It is of the type of land features known as “Carolina bays” which, according to one … Continue reading
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Neoclassical Vernacular, Lake Park
This beautifully restored home has a nice wraparound porch.
Filed under --LOWNDES COUNTY GA--, Lake Park GA
The Crescent, 1899
Colonel William S. West, who served as a United States Senator, built the Crescent between 1897-1899. It is the grandest mansion in all of Valdosta. It was saved from impending demolition by three ladies of the Valdosta Garden Club and … Continue reading
Filed under --LOWNDES COUNTY GA--, Valdosta GA
Walter Peeples House, 1903
This house was built by W. P. Dorough in 1903 and sold to Walter D. Peeples in 1906. After World War II, it was purchased by attorney J. Lundie Smith and continues to serve as attorney’s offices today for the … Continue reading
Filed under --LOWNDES COUNTY GA--, Valdosta GA
