Category Archives: St. George GA

May 1, 2018 · 10:20 AM

Cherokee of Georgia Tribal Grounds, St. George

The Cherokee of Georgia are descendants of the Cherokee who avoided being rounded up by the government during the forced migration known as the Trail of Tears in the 1830s and are therefore recognized by the state as a tribe but not by the federal government. Their ancestors were able to survive through assimilation.

They host Pow Wows here at least twice a year.

Picnic on the St. Marys River, St. George, 1909

Georgia’s southernmost town, St. George, is located within the “Georgia Bend” of the St. Marys River. This historic postcard, mailed from St. George, illustrates a picnic held along the river in February 1909. I have no idea what occasion warranted such a photograph. It must have been a really mild winter, though, as a few of the boys are standing in the river.

2 Comments

Filed under --CHARLTON COUNTY GA--, St. George GA

Tagged as --CHARLTON COUNTY GA--, © Brian Brown/Vanishing Media, Collection of Brian Brown, South Georgia Documentary, South Georgia Folklife, South Georgia People, South Georgia Postcards, South Georgia Recreation, St. George GA

February 10, 2013 · 4:03 PM

St. George, Georgia

Located near the banks of the St. Marys River, St. George is the southernmost town in Georgia, and being 24 miles south of Folkston, it remains quite isolated. It is sometimes spelled Saint George. A historical sketch by Lois Barefoot Mays provides more information.

Established in 1904 as a “colony city” by P.H. Fitzgerald (who nine years earlier colonized the city of Fitzgerald) and his son John P. Fitzgerald, St. George was laid out near the forgotten village of Cutler. Some of the streets in the town today bear the same names as streets in Fitzgerald, notably those named for Civil War generals like Grant and Bragg. When St. George was not incorporated nor any improvements made, as Mr. Fitzgerald had promised, some of the colonists filed a lawsuit which led to the founder’s indictment.

5 Comments

Filed under --CHARLTON COUNTY GA--, St. George GA

Tagged as --CHARLTON COUNTY GA--, © Brian Brown/Vanishing Media, South Georgia Grocery Stores & Markets, South Georgia Superlatives, South Georgia Vernacular Architecture, St. George GA

February 10, 2013 · 3:43 PM

First Baptist Church, Circa 1909, St. George

This congregation was established in 1909 and the church built soon thereafter.

Vernacular House, St. George

Though it’s been slightly modified over the years, this house is a great example of the so-called Cracker-style architecture once common throughout South Georgia and North Florida.