Local stories say that Mansfield was named after the last businessman who stayed sober after a celebratory barbecue on the day the town’s land lots were first sold.
Church sign.
Across from the Confederate Obelisk, a Nuwabian bookstore, mixing black nationalism, Egyptian imagery, aliens, and the Illuminati.
The Jasper County Confederate Obelisk is the town centerpiece, occupying the center of the square across from the courthouse. Erected 1910, and still unrepentant.
The Atlantic & West Point Depot in the Madras community.
Twin stacks of the Callaway Mill, opened 1909 to produce textiles, closed 1985, and burned by arson in 2013.
Persuaded by local business leaders, the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic railroad served Callaway Mills and fueled the town's growth.
First Baptist Church, operating for over 180 years.
The Woodbury Research Facility sits in The Cove, part of Meriwether County that may be an asteroid impact crater. The former AT&T satellite dishes were later used by GA Tech, but now seem abandoned. Read more at the blog.
The Blue Ridge Mountains, being overtaken by an incoming storm.
The Chalk Miner Diner served kaolin plant workers from across the road for 30 years until the owner retired in 2017. (August 2019)
Brilliant turquoise water fills a former kaolin mining pit in McIntyre. Kaolin, a white clay used in products ranging from paper to porcelain, is an economic mainstay for several middle Georgia towns along the Fall Line. (August 2019)
Named after Paris’ Mill, which predated the farm, Millhaven Plantation was once one of the largest farms east of the Mississippi River. (December 2019)
A number of homes and other structures remain across the farm. (December 2019)
Though Marshallville is the honest-to-God origin of the Georgia Peach (Elberta variety) and there are many orchards in the area, cotton still plays a role in the area’s livelihood. (September 2019)
Good fences make good neighbors. (September 2019)
Musella is known for peaches, and is home to the Dickey Farms packinghouse established in 1897. It still operates and sells today. (February 2019).
Established in 1900, Hay’s General Store is still in business today. I’m surprised to see both a Coke mural and a Pepsi machine in the same place though! (February 2019)
In Marion County, north of Preston, GA. What a wonderfully weathered hand-painted sign. (June 2019)
West Main Street in downtown Manchester, in the foothills of the Pine Mountain Range. The distinct spire of the President Theatre pokes up to the right. January, 2021.