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
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
(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
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