March 2022
Old Homesite JA01 - Jackson Co., NC
While exploring some waterfalls, I came across this old homestead:
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Looking across a creek, I noticed a series of rock terrace walls.
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Further up, I spotted another wall and the remains of a chimney.
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Front of the partially collapsed chimney.
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Side view
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Rear of the chimney
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Other side of the chimney
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The old homesite was situated on a rise alongside the creek.
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Plantain-leaved Sedge (Carex plantaginea)
There was a lot of this growing in the area.
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Carex plantaginea inflorescence.
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I saw thousands of Hepatica acutiloba in bud, but only a few had opened.
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A moss and lichen covered rock
Including Cat-tongue Liverwort (Conocephalum salebrosum)
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One of several interesting boulders along my explorations.
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Old Homesite WH09 - White Co., GA
Unusual configuration on this pair of chimneys. One stone, one brick; both
facing the same direction, but situated catty-corner about 100 feet apart.
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Mt. Yonah in the background...
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Old Homesite TO22 - Towns Co., GA
Bugscuffle vicinity... The property was owned by a Mr. Collins in the
early part of the 20th century, but I don't know if this was his house.
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Some critter built a large nest in this chimney, but all the
twigs and thatch have washed down through the fire box.
A wisteria vine has also wormed its way into the chimney.
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From another angle...
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Old Homesite CL07 - Clay Co., NC
A friend told of his mother seeing the chimney of his great-grand-
parents' home in the woods near Warne many years ago. I went
looking for it, but unfortunately found it had collapsed long ago.
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The old cellar hole was still readily visible.
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But the chimney was just a long-ago collapsed pile of rocks.
Lots of daffodils were blooming in the open area to the rear.
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I did come across a population of Pink Lady's Slippers (Cypripedium acaule)
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From a distance, I thought this might be one of the
rarer alba (white) forms, but it was just a pale pink.
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There were about 40 plants in bloom here.
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Old Homesite TO26 - Towns Co., GA
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I haven't found out much about this chimney on Bald Mountain.
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Rear of the chimney
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