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Wooden Shingle Farmhouse, Ten Mile Road

Front Eastern Perspective Western Perspective This is another favorite from my home stomping grounds. The more I study the place, the more I realize what an important example of “Cracker” architecture it is; specifically, this “Cracker saltbox”, a once-typical style … Continue reading

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Red Tenant Farmhouse, ABCD Farms

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Warehouse Ruins, ABCD Farms

I’ve been photographing this old warehouse for years. I was not surprised to find it in this condition on a recent trip home.

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Pine Ridge Store, Irwin County

Owned by Clark Paulk in the 1930s and 1940s, Pine Ridge is nearly forgotten today. It’s located between Ocilla and Lax. For another view: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2008/11/20/pine-ridge-store-irwin-county-2/

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Masonic Lodge, 1885, Irwinville

From: Willie Mae Smith, The Ocilla Star, 23 August 1973 “History tells us that the first and oldest Masonic Lodge in original Irwin County was Irwin Lodge #212, which was granted a dispensation in 1856 and later was granted a … Continue reading

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Irwinville Farms House, Thomas Road

For more about Irwinville Farms, visit: http://irwinvillega.wordpress.com/

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Commissary, Stillwater Road

This is located between Irwinville and Waterloo.

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Blue Farmhouse, Tyler Road

Here’s a shot of the same house, made in December 2008: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2008/12/21/blue-house-tyler-road/ I believe this is actually two old put-together tenant farmhouses (sharecropper shacks). I knew people who lived here about ten years ago, and the walls and floors were … Continue reading

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Precinct House, Waterloo

The old precinct houses, or precincts as most locals call these little buildings, are quickly fading from the landscape in South Georgia. Irwin County has more of these than any other county I know of, and most have this same … Continue reading

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Macedonia Baptist Church, Irwin County

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