Upson County

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Yatesville (Georgia) Thomaston (Georgia)

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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…

Old water tower off of Railroad Street — Old water tower off …

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…

Christmas in Thomaston — Christmas in Thomast…

Confederate Monument, Thomaston — Confederate Monument…

Thomaston Dish Sat TV Setup — Thomaston Dish Sat T…

in the woods

Fowler Home

After the rain

Our walking trail

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

Bill's Mill

Sweet Retreat Blueberries — Sweet Retreat Bluebe…

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

Spanish Moss along the Flint River — Spanish Moss along t…

Sprewell Bluff

Modern Day Cowboy

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

Winter's trail of peaceful solitude — Winter's trail of pe…

"...For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone, the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land..." Song of Solomon 2:11-12 — "...For lo, the wint…

Beauty is here in her grandest array — Beauty is here in he…

Lost in a moment ...

The epitome of repetition — The epitome of repet…

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

The remains of a little gazebo right out in the middle of a lake. ( . . . happy birds on top enjoying the day!) — The remains of a lit…

View of Thomaston

A Strange Tree

Old Business Ruins

Old Yatesville Depot

Auchumpkee Creek Covered Bridge — Auchumpkee Creek Cov…

From an era long gone, but not forgotten — From an era long gon…

Old whiskey still ruins — Old whiskey still ru…

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

Old Gas Station on Pickard Road. — Old Gas Station on P…

Transforming the familiar ( . . . a not so ordinary Georgia snow.) — Transforming the fam…

reflections of a beautiful past. — reflections of a bea…

This beautiful rock wall was built in 1857 under the direction of Judge James Trice who leased a slave from Barnesville who was a qualified rock mason. The wall surrounds the largest family cemetery in the country, Trice Cemetery. — This beautiful rock …

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…

Piggy Park - Thomaston, GA — Piggy Park - Thomast…

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

Old Outhouse from the 1830's. — Old Outhouse from th…