Tag Archives: {South Georgia Curiosities}
Elephant Tombstone of William F. Duggan, Sr.
Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Moultrie 18 January 1899 – 22 December 1950
Filed under --COLQUITT COUNTY GA--, Moultrie GA
The Big Oak, Circa 1680, Thomasville
Perhaps the most famous landmark in Thomasville, the Big Oak (Live Oak Quercus virginiana) is thought to be around 330 years old. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a frequent visitor to Thomas County’s hunting plantations and a photography buff himself, once … Continue reading
Filed under --THOMAS COUNTY GA--, Thomasville GA
National Grits Festival Headquarters, Warwick
Warwick natives Fred Gleaton and Dan Aultman note that this was originally a wooden building and that it served as the Masonic Lodge for Warwick. http://www.gritsfest.com/index.html This is actually the office of the Warwick Lake Blackshear Business Organization, but it … Continue reading
Filed under --WORTH COUNTY GA--, Warwick GA
House Boats, Paradise Fishing Camp
Though no longer allowed on navigable rivers, houseboats can occasionally be found on oxbow lakes. These at Paradise Fishing Camp are, to my knowledge, some of the last in Georgia. And they don’t seem to be traditional houseboats, by their … Continue reading
Filed under --WAYNE COUNTY GA--
Pig Fest Mural, Richland
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Richland-Pig-Fest/112561942112277
Filed under --STEWART COUNTY GA--, Richland GA
Birdsong Mural, Colquitt
This, and the subsequent post, show the west side of the mural. Birdsong is one of the largest peanut brokers in the business, and they should be commended for their sponsorship of this mural project; it looms large over Colquitt … Continue reading
Filed under --MILLER COUNTY GA--, Colquitt GA
Birdsong Mural (Detail), Colquitt
http://www.swampgravy.com/global_mural_conference.php
Filed under --MILLER COUNTY GA--, Colquitt GA
Birdsong Mural, Colquitt
This post, and the subsequent post, show the east side of the mural.
Filed under --MILLER COUNTY GA--, Colquitt GA
