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Royal Singing Convention Memorial, 1991, Mystic
In July 1893 delegates and members of vocal classes established by William Jackson “Uncle Billy” Royal assembled at Irwin Institute to organize the Royal Singing Convention. From 1893 until 1912 the...
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Gibbs Farm Tenant House, Irwin County
This house was recently exposed when land was cleared. It’s a very common vernacular style, once ubiquitous throughout South Georgia.
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Sorghum Field, Irwin County
Traditionally associated with North Georgia, sorghum is gaining popularity in South Georgia, as well.
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Paulk Farm, Irwin County
I often drive by this historic farmstead when I’m home and it is always well-kept and preserved. The historic farmhouse is one of the oldest in Irwin County. This barn, adorned with old license...
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Lands Crossing, Georgia
A local landmark I photograph often, made more interesting by a Christmas morning shrouded in fog.
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Bradford Farm, 1936, Irwin County
This home was built for Leon & Vera Bradford by the Irwinville Farms Project, an initiative of the Farm Security Administration. The Bradfords moved to Irwinville from Lanier County in 1935 and...
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Vernacular Farmhouse, Irwin County
This is located a few miles from Irwinville on Big Creek Church Road.
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Wooden-Shingle Tenant Farmhouse, Irwin County
I’ve been photographing this house for over ten years and it’s always amazed me as to how it has survived as long as it has. One of the walls is collapsing now, so I don’t think it will be around much...
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Common Snapping Turtle, Irwin County
Some would say the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) isn’t the most attractive creature, but it’s a symbol of the swamps and wetlands of South Georgia. The species actually ranges from...
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Tenant Farmhouse, Holt
I’ve been photographing this old tenant house on Veal Road for nearly ten years and it hasn’t changed a bit. It’s an amazing commentary on the change in construction techniques over the decades. These...
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Precinct House, Holt
These old precinct houses are getting harder to find. I’ve photographed this one many times over the years.
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Double-Pen Farmhouse, Irwin County
This house represents one of the most widespread styles of late-19th and early-20th-century vernacular architecture in South Georgia.
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Country Store, Irwin County
I haven’t been able to determine the name of this store but it was owned by the Griffin family, I believe. We always called it Riverbend Store, but that may not be correct.
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Historic Farmstead, Irwin County
I last photographed this farm in 2010. In my younger days, riding all the dirt roads of Irwin County, it was always a landmark and a favorite. Returning recently, I was amazed how much the property...
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Ocilla United Methodist Church
In his History of Irwin County (Atlanta, Foote & Davies, 1932), J. B. Clements writes: The Methodists must have been in Irwin County as early as the Baptists, if not earlier. He notes that the...
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Neoclassical Revival House, Ocilla
This is another of Ocilla’s grandest homes, and it’s been recently restored.
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