Mershon School, now the Community Center and Social Club Diann Strickland remembers watching movies under a tent at the old store on the corner and walking home from school when her mother taught up the road in Patterson. Back then, the old brick building behind her was the elementary school. Today, it’s the community center, … Continue reading Not Just Another Bump in the Road
Please follow us on Medium to keep up to date. Right now, we're working on moving some of our older articles to the new Medium publication. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram as well for updates and all the pictures we take. I know we've been sporadic, but schedules can be a nightmare. Here's the … Continue reading We’re Moving!
On the road through Powelton, GA One of Powelton's historic homes Out on GA Hwy 22, a few miles up the road from Sparta in Hancock County, you’ll pass through a small rural community that looks like so many others throughout the state. If you come up from Sparta, you’ll see an old church on … Continue reading Trip to Revolutionary War-Era Georgia
[sign as you come into Goggans] Taking Johnstonville Rd. out of Barnesville, you come across this sign, welcoming you to Goggans and Johnstonville. Now, we were on our way to Johnstonville. Having been up and down other portions of the road, we've just never seen the community itself. And we certainly weren't thinking about finding … Continue reading Goggans, GA
(One of the few buildings left in Cabaniss) This is the place that started it all for Nowhere, GA. When my GPS referred to GA-83 heading out of Forsyth as Cabaniss Road, it caught my attention. What a peculiar name. When I spotted Old Cabaniss Rd. veering off of 83, I was hooked. I had … Continue reading A Trip up Old Cabaniss
(Jenkinsburg City Hall toay) Traveling along GA Hwy 42 between Jackson and Locust Grove, you'll spot a sign for the little town of Jenkinsburg, but you'll pass right through without even thinking about it. You'll miss it, and you won't even know what you're passing by. You can't see it from the highway, and that's … Continue reading Jenkinsburg
(Former site of Mayfield's Grocery) Near a crossroads in Monroe County, two men got to arguing over a cockfight. One pushed the other, and as he stumbled back, he tripped over a box, breaking his ankle. This is allegedly how this community earned its name. Centered at the intersection of Box Ankle and Johnstonville Roads, … Continue reading Box Ankle (Monroe County)
(Old train depot in Zebulon, GA; now used for the Pike County Lions Club) I was drawn to this gem when I found it on the map because of Zebulon Rd. in Macon. Having grown up and spent most of my life in and around Macon, Zebulon Rd. has always been a fixture. Once I … Continue reading Zebulon
(Historical marker at the entrance of the former institute) Just across the Monroe County line on GA Hwy 74, you'll come across the entrance and historical marker for The Montpelier Institute, which was later The Montpelier Female Institute, and finally The Montpelier Collegiate Institute. Each name, of course, represents a different incarnation of the school … Continue reading Montpelier Institute
When you search for small towns in Georgia, no matter how you phrase it or where you look, you'll find pretty much the same quaint little towns in every list, with only a few differences here and there. You should definitely visit those towns. You should see what they have to offer. Some give you … Continue reading Where is Nowhere, GA?
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