Odd History & Old Buildings
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Piney Grove Primitive Baptist Church & Cemetery in Needham, GA
I grew up not 15 minutes from this church and up until recently I a) had…
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The Lonely Grave of Little Leila Howell in Piedmont, SC
In memory of little Leila, infant daughter of Dr. W.S. and S.C. Howell who departed this…
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Ansley Family Cemetery & The Rock House near Thomson, Ga
Welcome to the oldest stone house in the state! Construction dates back to 1795 and the…
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Heavy Metal! Cast Iron in Cemeteries & Burials: Fisk Coffins, Headstones, Abrams Grave Covers, & More
I haven’t had a chance to see the new Frankenstein movie but I’ve heard that lots…
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See It Before It’s Gone: Antioch Baptist Church & Cemetery Near Crawfordville, GA
After the recent loss of Hopewell Baptist Church near Monticello, Georgia, I’ve decided to try to…
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Hopewell Baptist Church & Cemetery near Monticello, Ga / UPDATE
The outside of the church, a peek at the cemetery and the remains of a tarp…
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Old Monticello Methodist Church in Monticello, Ga
Currently a Places in Peril on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation list*, this church and…
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Westview cemetery in Atlanta, GA
Y’all. Y’ALL! My trip to Westview was amazing but with almost 600 acres, 125000 folks buried…
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the abandoned Central state hospital & Cedar Lane Cemetery In milledgeville, GA
Central State Mental Hospital, previously called the Georgia State Sanitarium or Milledgeville State Hospital along with other…
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See it before it’s Gone: W.C. Rice’s Cross Garden and family cemetery near Pratville, Al
Combination homestead and roadside attraction, this outsider art spectacle was at one time a number of…
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macabre history of georgia: the woolfolk murders in Macon (Rose Hill Cemetery)
In the middle of Rose Hill Cemetery, with a view of the winding train tracks and…
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The Devil’s Chair & Cassadaga, FL
At the corner of Mediumship & Spiritualist you’ll find Cassadaga. If the name sounds familiar then…
