Tag Archives: {South Georgia Ghost Towns}
Charlie Smith House, Arp
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Arp GA
Abba Baptist Church, 1907
This old church where some of my ancestors are buried looked great in the morning fog.
For more about its history:
http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2011/05/17/abba-baptist-church-1907/
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Abba GA
Graham, Georgia
One of our Facebook followers, Sherra Parisella made this comment, which sums up a lot about the nature of South Georgia: “Pulp Wooding, Logging, and church are such an important part of South Georgia’s history”.
Filed under --APPLING COUNTY GA--, Baxley GA
Graham Methodist Church
This congregation was founded in 1885. It’s now Graham United Methodist Church.
The cemetery across the road from the church contains the graves of many South Georgia pioneers.
Filed under --APPLING COUNTY GA--, Graham GA
Charlotteville, Georgia
Charlotteville is located near the old Dead River Cemetery and the site of Dead River Church, an early frontier outpost on a dry branch of the Oconee River where three Revolutionary War soldiers were known to have been members: Captain Wilson Conner, Richard Cooper, and William Ryals. I can find no information as to the origin of Charlotteville’s name, but it likely refers to the wife of a railroad official or early landowner. Sherra Parisella, and Clint Haynes, who grew up in the area, note that this old store, Charlotte Grocery, was better known as Miss Ila Mae’s Store. Sherra also tells me that everyone from the area has always referred to the community as Charlotte instead of Charlotteville.
Filed under --MONTGOMERY COUNTY GA--, Charlotteville GA
Charlotte United Methodist Church
This is a beautiful little church; note the covered dinner-on-the-grounds pavilion below.
Filed under --MONTGOMERY COUNTY GA--, Charlotteville GA
Tusculum, Georgia
Located between Egypt and Guyton, Tusculum is one of several picturesque ghost towns in Effingham County. This old country store seems to be all that remains of its early history.
Filed under --EFFINGHAM COUNTY GA--, Tusculum GA
Rountree Grocery & Elam-Egypt Baptist Church, Egypt
Now listed for sale, the old Rountree Grocery was operated by Frank Rountree, whose wife Nita ran the post office. The Elam-Egypt Baptist Church can be seen in the background.
http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/category/egypt-ga/
I’ve finally solved the mystery (to me) of the origin of Egypt’s name. Confederate Major General Lafayette McLaws purchased 1572 acres in Effingham County in January 1870. His daughter, Virginia, wrote that the plantation was “named Egypt because of the fine corn raised there. The house was quite large, two stories and a very high attic–a nice porch downstairs and upstairs with columns…(there were) eight large rooms with high ceilings, large closets in each, and every one with a nice fireplace. In those days there were no toilet facilities, no electric lights. There was an outdoor kitchen, also one on the large back porch.”
Lafayette McLaws, Major General, CSA
(15 January 1821 – 24 Jul7 1897)
This material was found at John C. Oeffinger’s wonderful tribute site to General McLaws, based on his book, A Soldier’s General: Major General Lafayette McLaws, Chapel Hill, UNC Press, 2002.
http://asoldiersgeneral.com/index.html
Filed under --EFFINGHAM COUNTY GA--, Egypt GA
