BY SKEETER
A couple of counties over from my GEORGIA GARDENS, we find our self in Taliaferro County for a day of Geocaching.
Taliaferro County is a small town of about 1,717 people. A very small but interesting town with a really neat courthouse which was established in 1901. This is also home to Alexander H. Stephens. He was a US Congressmen, Governor of Georgia and Vice President of the Confederate States from 1861-1865.
A beautiful small church was full of people on the day we walked past here. Hence, the cropped photo, removing the parked cars.
William Bartram is once again mentioned. His trail is all around us here in Georgia.
Old downtown is not bustling as it was in the past. But a lot of movies have been filmed in this small town of Crawfordville, GA. "Sweet Home Alabama" with Reese Witherspoon
"Coward of the County" with Kenny Rogers
"Get Low" with Robert Duvall
To name a few.
The old Train Depot has not seen foot traffic in many years.
The Train still runs on the tracks as we discovered just as we had crossed the tracks by foot! I have not been that close to a train in a long time. The shake of the ground was exciting.
An old Mural still appears on the side of the Depot. Can you tell it is the Last Supper?
A new Mural is on the other side of the street.
This whimsical sign really got our attention to the point that we all got into the car and headed over for lunch. I wish I had snapped some pictures as this was a wonderful place to eat and stroll about. Antique vehicles and just about anything else you can imagine are within the restaurant and grounds. We plan to go back again some day soon. We discovered, there is a Geocache located there! Ha, we did not know it at the time so we will be back. One never knows what they will discover by exploring SMALL TOWN AMERICA, In the Garden...
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There is SO much history in this town. That mural is kind of sad as it speaks of years gone by. I read the sign and wow, I can't even imagine surveying 2,000,000 acres! We are having an issue with our few acres getting it all figured out.
ReplyDeleteYes Tina, and you thought you had a lot to survey.
DeleteWhat a quaint little town! It's sad that so many towns like this are dissappearing. Such a part of our American history.
ReplyDeleteChristy, at least this town has life when the movies are about...
DeleteI love small town America!! Your photos are beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteCherry, Small town America is wonderful. We must remind our self to stop and take notice though...
DeleteI love the history of small towns. We live in such a town. There is a restaurant that we like to go to that is beside tracks. When a train comes by it shakes the building. Love it, but scary.lol This sure sounds like a town to revisit.
ReplyDeleteYes Lola, we want to get back to this small town again some day!
DeleteSo much yet to see and learn...
'Tolliver' County, depending on where you live. Great presentation of a picturesque little town.
ReplyDeleteWe had the best time checking out this small town and do plan to get back for more learning..
DeleteFun. We love exploring small towns. This one is great. Still has enough going on to keep it up.
ReplyDeleteSherlock, I think small towns are wonderful although I am not sure my hubby could live in one. I on the other hand, would enjoy such a place. Neighbors help neighbors in time of need is just one example of small towns...
DeleteI love exploring small towns and grew up in a small town...what a great experience.
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DeleteSmall towns have so much to offer Donna. Most cannot wait to leave such a place for big towns with great adventures. But I see great adventures within small towns but mostly over looked...
Love those old towns. So much charm and history. They all seem to still have the courthouse squares.
ReplyDeleteAre you into geocaching? I met a guy in a field next to my farm who was searching for a hidden cache. He was so nice and took the time to explain the whole thing to me. Sounds fascinating--I definitely want to try it.
There is nothing else like small town America. Mostly caring people and friends. Ours, Spring Valley has about 24 hundred folks. Unfortunately many of our brightest young people move on to the big cities to find modern jobs...;(
ReplyDeleteBeing a small town girl myself, I love all these photos!
ReplyDeleteI love that courthouse. Taliaferro is an old Virginia family name and it is pronounced Tolliver.
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