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Craytonia - March 2019 Ruins of an old Fannin Co., GA Community |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
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Craytonia - March 2019 Ruins of an old Fannin Co., GA Community |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
| Sheldon and I explored the remains of the former community of Craytonia. We drove along a rutted FS road, followed by a mile hike, to reach the site. The lighting was horrible for shooting ruins in a woodland setting, so these images are just placeholders until I can return and get some better shots. |
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| At the center of this late 1800s community was the two-story Payne house, which reportedly served as an inn along the old settlers road. Standing at the wooded site now, it's hard to reconcile the position of these buildings. |
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| Little remains of the Payne house and associated structures (GA02X13). Most of the bricks from the chimneys were hauled off long ago. |
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| Old kettle |
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| Terrace wall |
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| Rock-lined road bank |
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| Rock-lined creek bank |
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| One of several remaining support posts from the old barn - smokehouse. |
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| More old bricks scattered around the Payne place. |
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| Wall along old road |
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| Site of the old Blacksmith shop |
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| Collapsed chimney at the old Parker home site (GA02X17). |
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| Another view |
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| Nice stone-lined spring (GA02X15) at the Parker place. |
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| Another roadside wall. |
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| The Ingram place (GA02X18) also had double brick chimneys, and most of the bricks here were also hauled away. |
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| The two images above each show one of the chimney mounds, along with one of the stone foundation corner supports. |
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| Ruined chimney at the Collins place (GA02X19). |
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| Further back, showing two of the remaining log post building supports |
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| Breached dam - purpose unknown.
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| Dam |
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| Dam |
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| Dam |
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| Dam |
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| Later on, we stopped by the site of old CCC Camp F-8 Wilscot (Blue Ridge). |
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| This stone structure appears to have been a fountain of some sort. Surprisingly, we didn't find much more evidence of the old CCC camp. |
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| 1935 map showing CCC Camp F-8 Wilscot |
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| There are at least three more Craytonian home sites that we did not find, so, combined with the bad photo conditions, a return trip is definitely in order. |