Don’t be surprised to see fields full of sunflowers if you’re driving near Pitts in the summertime. Clay Oliver, of Oliver Farm, has grown a new industry in Wilcox County with his highly awarded pecan, sunflower and other cold pressed oils. He’s recently added peanut, sesame, and pumpkin oils and flours to his product line. My personal favorite, which I can’t do without, is the pecan oil, but I also use the sunflower oil. You can order from his website, but many of his products are available in specialty food stores throughout the Southeast, with new locations being added regularly.
Category Archives: Pitts GA
Moccasin Slide, Pitts
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King House, Pitts
Ida Azulay writes: The house pictured was my father’s family home until his death in 1992. The house was built by Mr. Robert King’s father. My grandfather was born in the house and planted a magnolia tree in the front yard as a child. The tree has long since been taken down. My father and his brother were both born in the house and raised there. My sister and I were the 3rd generation in the house.
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8th Street, Pitts
8th Street was Pitts’ main drag during its heyday. Many of the historic commercial storefronts have been restored or stabilized in varying degrees by Delano Braziel.
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King’s Garage, Pitts
As you can see from these two photographs, the old King’s Garage has greatly deteriorated over the past six years.
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Horace Cantrell House, Pitts
Finding this house reminded me of all the old houses of my childhood, where there was often an ornamental palm tree and almost always a lantana or two in the front yard. Thanks to Gary Shell for the identification.
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