Upson County

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Yatesville Thomaston

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Upson County Courthouse (West face) — Upson County Courtho…

Twelve miles south of Thomaston, is the only remaining covered bridge in Upson County, Georgia. It was built in 1895 by Dr. J.W. Herring, a physician of considerable engineering ability who constructed similar bridges throughout the area. The bridge spans Auchumpkee Creek and is built of heavy timber and cross beams held in place by wooden pegs. — Twelve miles south o…

Upson County, GA, USA

Upson County Covered Bridge — Upson County Covered…

MEMORIES OF LOGTOWN. The southeastern section of Upson County was one of the first to be settled, and was once one of the wealthiest, most cultural areas in Upson. Logtown road from the town of Yatesville to Highway 19 near Flint river was the main artery of travel through many plantation with their two story, rather elegant homes for this period. Logtown was a prosperous trading center and the home of many prominent Georgia families - Kendall, Cunningham, Respress, Birdsong, Atwater, Hightow — MEMORIES OF LOGTOWN.…

One of several overlooks at Sprewell's Bluff State Park that gives a magnificent view of the river valley. Sprewell's Bluff is named for Jeptha Sprewell, who lived here sometime before 1850. The Flint River. Upson County, GA. — One of several overl…

The R.E. Lee Institute. This Neo-classical structure was chartered in 1875 as the Thomaston High School. The name was changed in 1882 to The Robert E. Lee Institute. It was reconstructed in 1922 following a severe fire, and today it is used as the city and county office complex. In the auditoriun there are full length oil portraits of General Robert E. Lee, for whom the school was named, and General John B. Gordon, who was born in Upson County. — The R.E. Lee Institu…

The epitome of repetition — The epitome of repet…

Auchumpkee Creek Covered Bridge — Auchumpkee Creek Cov…

...and Thorn.

Auchumpkee CB

"Tis a quiet sweet spot embowered in green, O'er looking a streamlet of silvery sheen, Whose waterfalls murmur in musical flow, Dashing spray on the ripples as onward they go..." — "Tis a quiet sweet s…

Marcus Kelly came to Thomaston in 1895 to work in the buggy factory. He married Lillie Jackson in 1900 and built this home for her on East Thomaston Street. Kelley lived here until his death. — Marcus Kelly came to…

Still standing proud.

Decaying Thomaston

Confederate Memorial - Thomaston, Georgia — Confederate Memorial…

Confederate Monument, Thomaston — Confederate Monument…

Fowler Home

Church on Jeff Davis Road - Thomaston, GA — Church on Jeff Davis…

An enchanted place..... Built in the early 1900's of native stone and flagstone walkways. — An enchanted place..…

Front doors of what's left of an old store in Yatesville Georgia. — Front doors of what'…

Lost in a moment ...

View of Thomaston

A Strange Tree

Old Business Ruins

Star Trail at The Rock — Star Trail at The Ro…

The Rose Hill Mill is a three story frame structure of mortise and tenon construction. Built in 1859 by Dr. J. W. Herring who named the mill. In 1887 the property was purchased by Dr. G.W.W.Hannah, a prominent Thomaston physician, and since that time has been known as Hannah's Mill. — The Rose Hill Mill i…

Hightower Grist Mill, built by James Hightower in 1824. Recreated in 2004 after a lengthy research project by Mr. Bill Browning. — Hightower Grist Mill…

Elkins Creek Baptist

An old favorite

Quietly hidden in the green — Quietly hidden in th…

A little duck of Sunset Village — A little duck of Sun…

Mack's Mountain in the fall — Mack's Mountain in t…

The Rock - Georgia

Flint River Overlook (looking N/W) — Flint River Overlook…

The remains of an old tenant's house from FRUIT HILL FARMS, Yatesville, Ga. A.D. Williams was known as the leading peach grower in the U.S. when he ran this peach farm in the 1930's. He never produced a crop that graded lower than U.S. #1. — The remains of an ol…

The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. — The human spirit nee…

The C.E. Bethel Home, built in the 1870's. The large living area was once a part of the Thomaston Female Academy. This section was the auditorium of the academy and became the nucleus around which the remainder of the house was built. — The C.E. Bethel Home…

All is quiet in Yatesville tonight. — All is quiet in Yate…

A typical one room school house that functioned from 1827-1941. — A typical one room s…

The perfect day!

The sun and the shadows dancing around my favorite tree — The sun and the shad…

Sprewell Bluff Observation Platform — Sprewell Bluff Obser…

This 16.4 mile line railroad was completed in October of 1857. The average speed of the railroad in the late 1850's was 12 miles per hour. Upon completion in 1857 the line cost about $124,000. — This 16.4 mile line …

Unknown Confederate Soldiers — Unknown Confederate …

Rock Jumping

The effects of the drought in the South / October, 2008 — The effects of the d…

Old Castle

Exceptional preservation of an old southern home in Georgia. Private residence. — Exceptional preserva…

Hidden swamp